Andreas J. Fallgatter

Menstrual cycle phase and premenstrual symptoms in relation with the stress response: an fMRI study

Objective Women with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) experience affective lability, irritability, depressed mood, and anxiety during the late luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. Stress reactivity may contribute to the development of these symptoms, yet neural correlates remain unexplored. We examined neural, behavioral an...