Use of the birth control pill affects stress reactivity and brain structure and function
Rupali Sharma, S. Smith, Nadia Boukina, Aisa Dordari, Alana Mistry, Briallen Carys Taylor, Nereah Felix, Andrew Cameron, Zhuo Fang, Andra Smith, Nafissa Ismail
Topics & Concepts
PsychologyFunctional magnetic resonance imagingWorking memoryBrain Structure and FunctionMoodTrier social stress testPrefrontal cortexReactivity (psychology)Developmental psychologyNeuroscienceCognitionClinical psychologyMedicineFight-or-flight responseChemistryBiochemistryPathologyGeneAlternative medicineStress Responses and CortisolMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior