آناتومی کاربردی از حافظه کاری دیداری فضایی در طول چرخش ذهنی با جنس، چرخه قاعدگی و هورمون های استروئیدی جنسی تحت تاثیر قرار می گیرد

Our study provides evidence that fMRI-related activity during performance of cognitive tasks varies across sex and phases of the menstrual cycle. The variation might be partly explained by better task performance in men, but our results indicate that further explanations like basic neuronal or neurovascular effects modulated by steroid hormones must be considered. Both estradiol and testosterone levels may influence fMRI signals of cognitive tasks, which should affect selection of subjects for future fMRI studies.