Estrogens and Memory

Contributors Introduction Karyn M. Frick Part I Estrogen effects on the hippocampus and related brain regions 1. Estrogen receptor distribution in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex Annelyn Torres-Reveron, Wayne G. Brake, and Teresa A. Milner 2. Estrogen receptors at the membrane: Interactions with metabotropic glutamate receptors and caveolin proteins regulated through palmitoylation Katherine R. Tonn, Paul G. Mermelstein, and John Meitzen 3. Rapid effects of estradiol on dendritic spines and synaptic plasticity in the male and female hippocampus Asami Kato, Gen Murakami, Yasushi Hojo, Sigeo Horie and Suguru Kawato 4. Rapid modulation of spinogenesis by estradiol in the neocortex: An emerging role for GPER? Deepak P. Srivastava, Katherine J. Sellers, Peter D. Evans 5. Estrogenic regulation of synaptic actin proteins and plasticity Enikö A. Kramár 6. Hippocampal synaptic stability and plasticity: The role of hippocampus-derived estradiol Gabriele M. Rune 7. Estrogenic regulation of glia and neuroinflammation Andrea Crespo-Castrillo, Maria Angeles Arevalo, Luis M. Garcia-Segura, and Natalia Yanguas-Casás Part II Estrogenic regulation of memory and related cognitive processes throughout the lifespan 8. Molecular mechanisms underlying rapid effects of estradiol on memory consolidation Karyn M. Frick, Jaekyoon Kim, Wendy Koss, and Jennifer J. Tuscher 9. Estrogenic regulation of spatial memory in songbirds David J. Bailey and Colin J. Saldanha 10. Estrogenic regulation of recognition memory and spinogenesis Victoria N. Luine and Maya Frankfurt 11. Who are you and what do you know? Estrogenic regulation of social recognition and social learning Paul A.S. Shepard, Talya Kuun, Pietro Paletta, and Elena Choleris 12. Estrogens have their ups and downs: A multiple memory systems approach to the bidirectional effects of estrogens on learning strategy Donna L. Korol 13. Puberty: Effects on the prefrontal cortex and cognitive behavior Janice M. Juraska 14. Ovarian hormones, cognition, and reproductive aging: Applications and implications for translating preclinical endocrine brain research to the clinic Alesia A. Prakapenka, Veronica Pena, Heather A. Bimonte-Nelson 15. Estrogenic regulation of hippocampal neurogenesis throughout the lifespan Shunya Yagi, Rand Mahmoud, Wansu Qiu, Paula Duarte-Guterman, and Liisa A.M. Galea 16. Effects of estradiol on basal forebrain cholinergic neurons and their impact on cognitive performance and age-related cognitive decline Robert B. Gibbs 17. Estrogenic regulation of synaptic health and cognition in aging rhesus monkeys Johanna L. Crimins, Yuko Hara, John H. Morrison Part III Translational implications of estrogenic regulation of memory for aging and disease 18. Hormone therapy in postmenopausal women: The Women's Health Initiative Memory Study and its continuing impact on research and practice Ira Driscoll, Stephen R. Rapp, Karen C. Johnson, Mark A. Espeland 19. Estrogen treatment in Alzheimer's disease: Translational implications of estrogenic regulation of memory for aging and disease Kelly N. Morgan and Carey E. Gleason 20. Effects of dietary estrogens on dementia Shelina Kassam, Mira Soni, Eef Hogervorst 21. Oral contraceptive effects on cognition Soniya Assudani Patel, Courtney McQuade, Robert S. Astur 22. Effects of SERMS and antiestrogens on cognition in women with breast cancer Jeffrey D. Blaustein 23. Estrogen neuroprotection and anti-inflammation actions in the hippocampus Roshni D. Thakkar, Ruimin Wang, Gangadhara R. Sareddy, Ratna K. Vadlamundi, and Darrell W. Brann 24. Estrogenic regulation of neuroprotection and inflammation in ischemic stroke and aging Farida Sohrabji, Shameena Bake, Amutha Selvamani 25. Estradiol and fear generalization: Implications for anxiety disorders Aaron M. Jasnow, Jordan M. Adkins, and Joseph F. Lynch III 26. Role of estrogens in addiction-related learning Hanna Yousuf Part IV Conclusions and Future Directions 27. Moving forward: A vision for future research on estrogenic regulation of memory Karyn M. Frick Index