Interactive Effects of Dopamine Baseline Levels and Cycle Phase on Executive Functions: The Role of Progesterone
Front Neurosci. 2017; 11: 403. Published online 2017 Jul 13. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2017.00403 PMCID: PMC5508121 PMID: 28751855 Esmeralda Hidalgo-Lopez* and Belinda Pletzer* Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Disclaimer This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract Estradiol and progesterone levels vary along the menstrual cycle and have multiple neuroactive effects, including on the dopaminergic system. Dopamine relates to executive functions in an “inverted U-shaped” manner and its levels are increased by estradiol….