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Cognitive Neuroscience "Critically review some of the recent findings regarding the influence of our hormonal system and/or ANS on cognition and discuss the overall implications" 2COG609 Catherine Loveday Zukreat Majeed 00109029 "Critically review some of the recent findings regarding the influence of our hormonal system and/or ANS on cognition and discuss the overall implications" The human brain has often been closely associated with the digital computer. However, research within the field of psychendocrinology have illustrated that it is more like an endocrine gland, producing and secreting molecules of neuropeptides, neurotransmitters, and hormones, which influence its own functions as well as functions of distant target organs. Research in humans and animals has shown that key brain regions involved with cognition including the cerebral cortex,? basal forebrain,? and hippocampus, all contain estrogen receptors.? Likewise there is also strong evidence which suggests that estrogen boosts a variety of brain abilities including memory (Birge 2000)? So far the mechanisms of this...

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