Menopausal hot flashes and the default mode network
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Menopausal hot flashes and the default mode network.
OBJECTIVE To test whether more physiologically assessed hot flashes were associated with more connectivity in the default mode network (DMN), the network of brain regions active during rest. We particularly focus on DMN networks supporting the hippocampus as this region is rich in estrogen (E) receptors (ER) and has previously been linked to hot flashes. DESIGN Women underwent 24 hours of phy...
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عنوان ژورنال: Fertility and Sterility
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0015-0282
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.03.008