A new study by University of Guelph researchers that narrows down where and how estrogens affect the brain may help in understanding how the hormones affect cognition and memory in women, says psychology professor Elena Choleris.
The team found that adding the hormone to female mouse brains helps boost short-term learning, likely through a ‘use-it-or-lose-it’ process, said Choleris, who co-authored the paper along with biomedical sciences professor Neil MacLusky.
