The Effects of Estrogen on Brain Function

List of Contributors

Contributors Roberta Diaz Brinton, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology and Program in Neuroscience, Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California Cheri L. Geist, B.A., Assistant, Division of Biological Imaging, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, California Robert B. Gibbs, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Pennsylvania Eva Hogervorst, Ph.D., Chair of Psychology, Department of Human Sciences, University of Loughborough; Oxford Project to Investigate Memory and Ageing, Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, United Kingdom Pauline M. Maki, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Center for Cognitive Medicine , Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of Illinois–Chicago, Illinois Peter J. Schmidt, M.D., Chief, Unit on Reproductive Endocrine Studies, Behavioral Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland Daniel H. S. Silverman, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor and Head, Neuronuclear Imaging Section; Associate Chief, Division of Biological Imaging , Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, California Katherine E. Williams, M.D., Clinical Research Physician, Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Program, and Women’s Wellness Clinic; Co-director Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, California v i i i C O N T R I B U T O R S Kristine Yaffe, M.D., Departments of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Epidemiology , University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco VA Medical Center, California Laurel N. Zappert, M.S., Clinical Research Associate, Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, California Liqin Zhao, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology and Program in Neuroscience, Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California The Effects of Estrogen on Brain Function This page intentionally left blank ...