Changes in brain size during the menstrual cycle.

BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence for hormone-dependent modification of function and behavior during the menstrual cycle, but little is known about associated short-term structural alterations of the brain. Preliminary studies suggest that a hormone-dependent decline in brain volume occurs in...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Georg Hagemann, Tarik Ugur, Ekkehard Schleussner, Hans-Joachim Mentzel, Clemens Fitzek, Otto W Witte, Christian Gaser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3033889?pdf=render