PSYC3241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Childbirth, Estradiol, Progestin
30 May 2019
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Lecture 11- mechanisms of sex differences in extinct. So much of neuroscience research is done in males- this might be problematic because results to everyone might not be different. Sex matters because men and women are biologically different. The absence of behaviour differences doesn"t equal common mechanism. Women are twice as likely to develop anxiety. Huge fluctuations in hormones during menstruation as well as post and peripartum and. Determine phase of cycle by self report and length of cycle. Confirm this my measuring ovulation and progesterone levels. In rats, the estrous cycle lasts for 4 days. Determine phase of cycle by measuring hormone levels or looking at cells tinction ause maybe there are differences and so applying these and menopause. Poor extinction recall during metestrus phase- low hormones. Good extinction recall during proestrus phase when hormones are high. This is the same for women- good extinction during ovulation and worse during m.
