Hormonal milieu influences whole-brain structural dynamics across the menstrual cycle using dense sampling in multiple individuals

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Beitragende

  • Carina Heller - , Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, University of Minnesota System, University of California at Santa Barbara, Deutsches Zentrum für Psychische Gesundheit (DZPG) - Standort Jena, Halle, Mageburg, C-I-R-C Center for Intervention and Research on adaptive and maladaptive brain Circuits underlying mental health (Autor:in)
  • Daniel Güllmar - , Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (Autor:in)
  • Lejla Colic - , Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Deutsches Zentrum für Psychische Gesundheit (DZPG) - Standort Jena, Halle, Mageburg, C-I-R-C Center for Intervention and Research on adaptive and maladaptive brain Circuits underlying mental health (Autor:in)
  • Laura Pritschet - , University of Pennsylvania (Autor:in)
  • Martin Gell - , University of Minnesota System, Forschungszentrum Jülich (Autor:in)
  • Nooshin Javaheripour - , Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (Autor:in)
  • Feliberto de la Cruz - , Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (Autor:in)
  • Philine Rojczyk - , Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Harvard University (Autor:in)
  • Carina J. Koeppel - , Deutsches Zentrum für Psychische Gesundheit (DZPG) - Standort Jena, Halle, Mageburg, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Autor:in)
  • Bart Larsen - , University of Minnesota System (Autor:in)
  • Habib Ganjgahi - , University of Oxford (Autor:in)
  • Frederik J. Lange - , University of Oxford (Autor:in)
  • Ann Christine Buck - , Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (Autor:in)
  • Tim L. Jesgarzewsky - , Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (Autor:in)
  • Robert Dahnke - , Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (Autor:in)
  • Michael Kiehntopf - , Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (Autor:in)
  • Emily G. Jacobs - , University of California at Santa Barbara (Autor:in)
  • Zora Kikinis - , Harvard University (Autor:in)
  • Martin Walter - , Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Deutsches Zentrum für Psychische Gesundheit (DZPG) - Standort Jena, Halle, Mageburg, C-I-R-C Center for Intervention and Research on adaptive and maladaptive brain Circuits underlying mental health (Autor:in)
  • Ilona Croy - , Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Deutsches Zentrum für Psychische Gesundheit (DZPG) - Standort Jena, Halle, Mageburg, C-I-R-C Center for Intervention and Research on adaptive and maladaptive brain Circuits underlying mental health, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (Autor:in)
  • Christian Gaser - , Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Deutsches Zentrum für Psychische Gesundheit (DZPG) - Standort Jena, Halle, Mageburg, C-I-R-C Center for Intervention and Research on adaptive and maladaptive brain Circuits underlying mental health (Autor:in)

Abstract

Gonadal hormone receptors are widely distributed across the brain, yet their influence on brain structure remains understudied. Here, using precision imaging, we examined four females, including one with endometriosis and one using oral contraceptives (OC), across a monthly period. Whole-brain analyses revealed spatiotemporal patterns of brain volume changes, with substantial variations across the monthly period. In typical cycles, spatiotemporal patterns were associated with serum progesterone levels, while in cycles with endometriosis and during OC intake, patterns were associated with serum estradiol levels. The volume changes were widely distributed rather than region-specific, suggesting a widespread but coordinated influence of hormonal fluctuations. These findings underscore the importance of considering diverse hormonal milieus beyond typical menstrual cycles in understanding structural brain dynamics and suggest that hormonal rhythms may drive widespread structural brain changes.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)2588-2600
Seitenumfang13
FachzeitschriftNature neuroscience
Jahrgang28
Ausgabenummer12
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Dez. 2025
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 41006668

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