New Journal of Neuroscience paper by Dr. Frick and graduate student Jen Tuscher solves an old mystery in behavioral endocrinology

Researchers have known for two decades that the sex steroid hormone 17beta-estradiol alters the morphology of neurons in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, parts of the brain necessary for memory formation that deteriorate in aging and Alzheimer’s disease. In particular,… Read More