Spectral dynamic causal modelling in healthy women reveals brain connectivity changes along the menstrual cycle

Esmeralda Hidalgo-Lopez; Peter Zeidman; TiAnni Harris; Adeel Razi; Belinda Pletzer

doi:10.1038/s42003-021-02447-w

Communications Biology (Aug 2021)

Spectral dynamic causal modelling in healthy women reveals brain connectivity changes along the menstrual cycle

Esmeralda Hidalgo-Lopez,
Peter Zeidman,
TiAnni Harris,
Adeel Razi,
Belinda Pletzer

Affiliations

Esmeralda Hidalgo-Lopez: Department of Psychology and Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Salzburg
Peter Zeidman: The Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, University College London
TiAnni Harris: Department of Psychology and Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Salzburg
Adeel Razi: The Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, University College London
Belinda Pletzer: Department of Psychology and Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Salzburg

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02447-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

Read online

Hidalgo-Lopez et al. use dynamic causal modelling to investigate changes in effective connectivity related to menstrual phase and hormonal levels in healthy women. Their results provide further insight into how the brain responds to hormone fluctuations throughout the menstrual cycle.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

About the journal