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Higher progesterone is linked to blurrier brain signals for emotional control, study finds

Women with higher natural progesterone levels showed less distinct brain activity patterns when overriding automatic emotional impulses, according to a neuroimaging study of 116 young women. Estradiol, the other major ovarian hormone, showed no such link.

Higher progesterone is linked to blurrier brain signals for emotional control, study finds

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