Abstract：
:Findings from previous studies of hormone-mediated behavior in women suggest that raised progesterone level increases the probability of behaviors that will reduce the likelihood of disruption to fetal development during pregnancy (e.g. increased avoidance of sources of contagion). Here, we tested women's (N=52) sensitivity to potential cues to nearby sources of contagion (disgusted facial expressions with averted gaze) and nearby physical threat (fearful facial expressions with averted gaze) at two points in the menstrual cycle differing in progesterone level. Women demonstrated a greater tendency to perceive fearful and disgusted expressions with averted gaze as more intense than those with direct gaze when their progesterone level was relatively high. By contrast, change in progesterone level was not associated with any change in perceptions of happy expressions with direct and averted gaze, indicating that our findings for disgusted and fearful expressions were not due to a general response bias. Collectively, our findings suggest women are more sensitive to facial cues signalling nearby contagion and physical threat when raised progesterone level prepares the body for pregnancy.
journal_name
Horm Behavjournal_title
Hormones and behaviorauthors
Conway CA,Jones BC,DeBruine LM,Welling LL,Law Smith MJ,Perrett DI,Sharp MA,Al-Dujaili EAdoi
10.1016/j.yhbeh.2006.10.002subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-02-01 00:00:00pages
202-6issue
2eissn
0018-506Xissn
1095-6867pii
S0018-506X(06)00272-8journal_volume
51pub_type
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
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doi：10.1016/0018-506x(85)90024-8
更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.yhbeh.2017.10.012
更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/hbeh.1996.0029
更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.06.011
更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.yhbeh.2018.01.007
更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.yhbeh.2005.08.002
更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.01.004
更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/hbeh.2000.1638
更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.04.003
更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/hbeh.1997.1379
更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/hbeh.1998.1445
更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.10.009
更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/hbeh.1996.0069
更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.yhbeh.2020.104728
更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.08.011
更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.yhbeh.2018.05.011
更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.yhbeh.2018.02.010
更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0018-506x(91)90038-j
更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0018-506x(87)90024-9
更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/hbeh.1994.1011
更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.yhbeh.2006.01.007
更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Estrogen Therapy (ET) may protect against age-related cognitive decline and neuropsychiatric disorders (e.g. Alzheimer's disease). The biological basis for this putative neuroprotective effect is not fully understood, but may include modulation of cholinergic systems. Cholinergic dysfunction has been implicated in age...
journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.yhbeh.2006.10.007
更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.yhbeh.2014.06.001
更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.yhbeh.2020.104883
更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.yhbeh.2014.04.015
更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Chemosensory stimuli and sex steroid hormones are both required for the full expression of social behaviors in many species. The terrestrial salamander, Plethodon shermani, is an emerging nonmammalian system for investigating the nature and evolution of pheromonal communication, yet little is known regarding the role ...
journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.yhbeh.2006.06.014
更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The effects of castration and hormone treatment on cognitive performance were evaluated in male rats. Castrated animals received either testosterone or estradiol and were compared with gonadally intact animals and with castrated controls. Results revealed a dissociation between the effects of testosterone and estradio...
journal_title：Hormones and behavior
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.yhbeh.2005.03.005
更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00
