Sex Hormones as Cognitive Enhancers?

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作者：
Francisco Núñez
María J. Maraver
Lorenza S. Colzato
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[1] TU Dresden,Cognitive Neurophysiology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine
[2] Ruhr University Bochum,Department of Cognitive Psychology, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology
[3] Leiden University,Cognitive Psychology Unit and Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition
[4] University of Lisbon,Faculty of Psychology & Research Center for Psychological Science
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Journal of Cognitive Enhancement | 2020年 / 4卷
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Testosterone; Estrogen; Gender; Cognitive enhancement;
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Understanding the differences in the way women and men think has made headway thanks to experiments showing how sex hormones influence cognitive capacities. Masculine and feminine sex hormones (androgens and estrogens, respectively) affect cognition in different ways and may account for some of the gender differences in cognitive abilities, allowing men and women to perform better in certain cognitive tests. In this opinion article, we discuss studies addressing differences in cognitive functions between males and females and the underlying neural substrates, as well as the effects of sex hormone supplementation. Even though some studies on patients receiving exogenous sex hormones showed gender differences that emerge at group levels on a few cognitive tasks, it is not yet clear whether these differences can be partially attributed to hormonal causes. Supplementation of female estrogen can enhance verbal skills, whereas masculine androgen can increase performance in mathematical and visuospatial tasks. Studies of the administration of exogenous sex hormones have allowed further insight into the use of sex hormones as possible cognitive enhancers.
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