In:
Current Directions in Psychological Science, SAGE Publications, Vol. 9, No. 5 ( 2000-10), p. 148-152
Kurzfassung:
Converging clinical evidence suggests that postmenopausal estrogen therapy in women is associated with improved cognition and a reduced incidence of Alzheimer's disease. In experimental work, investigators have found estrogen to promote changes in synaptic plasticity within the nervous system. In this article, we review both the clinical and the experimental literature, and consider mechanisms of action of estrogen on neurons and synaptic plasticity, and how they might protect against the cognitive impairments of old age.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0963-7214
,
1467-8721
DOI:
10.1111/1467-8721.00081
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
SAGE Publications
Publikationsdatum:
2000
ZDB Id:
2026362-4
SSG:
5,2
