50 years of hormonal contraception—time to find out, what it does to our brain

Switching between forest and trees: Opposite relationship of progesterone and testosterone to global–local processing

(2014) Belinda Pletzer et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

Effects of estrogen on higher-order cognitive functions in unstressed human females may depend on individual variation in dopamine baseline levels

(2014) Lorenza S. Colzato et al.   Frontiers in Neuroscience

Regional gray matter volume differences and sex-hormone correlations as a function of menstrual cycle phase and hormonal contraceptives use

(2013) T. De Bondt et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH

Oral contraceptive pill use and menstrual cycle phase are associated with altered resting state functional connectivity

(2013) Nicole Petersen et al.   NEUROIMAGE

It’s all about money

(2013) Martina Bonenberger et al.   NEUROREPORT

Neural Correlates of Erotic Stimulation under Different Levels of Female Sexual Hormones

(2013) Birgit Abler et al.   PLoS One

Hormonal contraception use alters stress responses and emotional memory

(2012) Shawn E. Nielsen et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Hormonal contraceptives, menstrual cycle and brain response to faces

(2012) Klara Marečková et al.   Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Cerebral Asymmetry: A Quantitative, Multifactorial, and Plastic Brain Phenotype

(2012) Miguel E. Rentería   Twin Research and Human Genetics

Estrogen Shapes Dopamine-Dependent Cognitive Processes: Implications for Women's Health

(2011) E. Jacobs et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Hormonal contraception usage is associated with altered memory for an emotional story

(2011) Shawn E. Nielsen et al.   NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY

Antidepressant effects of estrogens: a basic approximation

(2010) Erika Estrada-Camarena et al.   BEHAVIOURAL PHARMACOLOGY

Menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptive use modulate human brain structure

(2010) Belinda Pletzer et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH

Ludwig Haberlandt – A pioneer in hormonal contraception

(2010) Edda Haberlandt   WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT

Transdermal Estradiol for Postpartum Depression: A Promising Treatment Option

(2009) EYDIE L. MOSES-KOLKO et al.   CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Sex influences on the neurobiology of learning and memory

(2009) J. M. Andreano et al.   LEARNING & MEMORY

Cycle and gender-specific cerebral activation during a verb generation task using fMRI: Comparison of women in different cycle phases, under oral contraception, and men

(2009) Bastian Rumberg et al.   NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH

Puberty, steroids and GABAA receptor plasticity

(2009) Sheryl S. Smith et al.   PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Estradiol and the relationship between dendritic spines, NR2B containing NMDA receptors, and the magnitude of long-term potentiation at hippocampal CA3–CA1 synapses

(2009) Caroline C. Smith et al.   PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Sex steroid induced negative mood may be explained by the paradoxical effect mediated by GABAA modulators

(2009) Lotta Andréen et al.   PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Does the contraceptive pill alter mate choice in humans?

(2009) Alexandra Alvergne et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Oral contraceptives and androgenicity: Influences on visuospatial task performance in younger individuals.

(2008) Whitney Wharton et al.   EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Effects of menstrual cycle phase and oral contraceptive use on verbal memory

(2008) Kristen L. Mordecai et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

Contraceptive Method at First Sexual Intercourse and Subsequent Pregnancy Risk: Findings from a Secondary Analysis of 16-Year-Old Girls from the RIPPLE and SHARE Studies

(2008) Alison Parkes et al.   JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH

Uncovering the mechanisms of estrogen effects on hippocampal function

(2007) Joanna L. Spencer et al.   FRONTIERS IN NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY