Journal of neurophysiology
Menstrual cycle phase alters corticospinal excitability and spike-timing-dependent plasticity in healthy females.
Padraig Spillane, Elisa Pastorio, Elisa Nédélec, Jessica Piasecki, Stuart Goodall, Kirsty M Hicks, Paul Ansdell
Published: 202610.1152/jn.00498.2025
Abstract
The known fluctuations in ovarian hormone concentrations across the eumenorrheic menstrual cycle contribute to modulations in cortical excitability and inhibition. However, how such changes affect spike-timing-dependent plasticity (STDP) has not been…
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