Unexpected mechanisms of sex-specific memory vulnerabilities to acute traumatic stress
Rachael E. Hokenson, Kiara L. Rodríguez-Acevedo, Yuncai Chen, Annabel K. Short, Sara A Samrari, Brinda Devireddy, Brittany J. Jensen, Julia Winter, Christine M. Gall, Kiran K. Soma, Elizabeth A. Heller, Tallie Z. Baram
The paper investigates sex differences in memory vulnerability to acute traumatic stress, finding that estrogen and its receptors play a role in both males and females.
Neuron · Feb 3, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience