Carina Heller

ORCID: 0000-0001-6187-6987 · 4 papers in corpus
other 2025
Hormonal milieu influences whole-brain structural dynamics across the menstrual cycle using dense sampling in multiple individuals
Nature neuroscience ·doi:10.1038/s41593-025-02066-2

Gonadal hormone receptors are widely distributed across the brain, yet their influence on brain structure remains understudied. Here, using precision imaging, we examined four females, including one with endometriosis and one using oral con…

2025
Why menstrual cycle irregularities belong in brain research.
Nature medicine ·doi:10.1038/s41591-025-03879-1
2024
Beyond Birth Control: The Neuroscience of Hormonal Contraceptives.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience ·doi:10.1523/jneurosci.1235-24.2024

Hormonal contraceptives (HCs) are one of the most highly prescribed classes of drugs in the world used for both contraceptive and noncontraceptive purposes. Despite their prevalent use, the impact of HCs on the brain remains inadequately ex…

preprint 2023
Hormonal dynamics shape brain structural plasticity across the menstrual cycle: Insights from dense-sampling structural brain imaging of females with and without endometriosis
·doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-3750023/v1

Abstract Gonadal hormone fluctuations in females have been associated with symptoms of mental health, yet the underlying brain mechanisms remain understudied. Recent advances in neuroscience have shifted the paradigm towards longitudinal t…