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1. Introduction
2. Hormones and the brain
3. Some actions of steroid hormones in brain (1)
4. Some actions of steroid hormones in brain (2)
5. Steroid receptors in the brain
6. Adrenal steroid receptors in hippocampus
7. Estrogen receptors in hypothalamus, amygdala
8. Vitamin D receptors in forebrain
9. Lordosis behavior
10. Neural circuit for lordosis behavior
11. Regulation of female rat sexual behavior
12. Estrogen and metabolism
13. Morris water maze - finding hidden platform
14. Glucocorticoid and spatial learning
15. Steroid transformations in the nervous system
16. Steroid hormone synthesis: pregnenolone
17. Steroid hormone synthesis: progesterone
18. Steroid hormone synthesis: DHEA
19. Steroid hormone synthesis: estradiol
20. Action of 11-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
21. Action of aromatase and 5-alpha reductase
22. Steroid modulation of GABAa receptor
23. Limitation of steroid access
24. Rapid non-genomic actions of steroids in brain
25. G-protein mediated glucocorticoid action (newt)
26. Glucocorticoid signals via membrane receptors
27. Steroids and vocal calling in midshipman fish
28. Steroid regulation of signaling pathways
29. Steroids hormones affect the brain
30. Extra-hypothalamic areas affected by estrogens
31. Spine synapse formation by estradiol
32. Non-nuclear ER alpha in dendritic spines
33. Estradiol and PSD-95 protein translation
34. Up-regulation of NMDA receptors by estradiol
35. Androgen-mediated synaptogenesis in males
36. Hippocampal formation: plasticity, vulnerability
37. Dendritic shrinkage
38. Processes involved in dendritic remodeling
39. Testosterone levels in human vs. rat male
40. Sexual differentiation and sex differences
41. Summary (1)
42. Summary (2)
43. Summary (3)

Topics Covered

• Estrogen regulation of female sexual behavior in the rat
• Adrenal steroids and spatial memory
• Steroid hormone metabolism in brain
• Limitation of steroid access
• Rapid non-genomic actions of steroids in brain
• Steroid regulation of signaling pathways
• Steroid hormones have widespread effects on brain structure and function
• Effects of estrogens on synapse formation in hippocampus
• Effects of stress and glucocorticoids on dendritic remodeling in hippocampus
• Sexual differentiation of the brain

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Series:

• The World of Hormones

Categories:

• Neuroscience
• Physiology & Anatomy

Therapeutic Areas:

• Neurology

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Publication History

• Published on December 1, 2007
• Archived on May 28, 2025

Financial Disclosures

• Prof. Bruce McEwen has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.