Progesterone and Mental Rotation Task: Is There Any Effect?
| Autor: | Aidas Alaburda, Inga Griskova-Bulanova, Mindaugas Baranauskas, Donatas Noreika, Ramunė Grikšienė |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Article Subject medicine.drug_class Physiology lcsh:Medicine Luteal phase Spatial memory General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Mental rotation Young Adult Heart Rate Internal medicine Follicular phase Heart rate Task Performance and Analysis Medicine Humans Young adult Adverse effect Progesterone Demography Behavior General Immunology and Microbiology business.industry lcsh:R General Medicine Endocrinology Estrogen Female business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BioMed Research International, Vol 2014 (2014) BioMed Research International |
| ISSN: | 2314-6133 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2014/741758 |
| Popis: | Mental rotation task (MRT) incorporates elements of spatial abilities, important in many professions, with people of both genders involved. Importantly, these are the areas where spatial tasks might be performed for long time periods; thus adverse effects of mental fatigue are highly unwanted. Substantial variation of MRT performance in relation to estrogen levels has been observed in many studies, whereas the role of progesterone remains elusive. Here we aimed to elucidate the effect of progesterone level on the long-duration (1.5 hours) performance of MRT. We included three groups of subjects: a group of males as a control, a group of females in their follicular phase (low progesterone) and a group of females in their luteal phase (high progesterone), MRT accuracy and response time, subjective fatigue ratings and cardiovascular measures together with 17β-estradiol and progesterone concentrations were analyzed. We found that subjective ratings of fatigue increased, performance accuracy increased, and mean response times decreased during the task in all groups. Females in luteal phase were significantly slower not only than men, but also than females in their follicular phase. An increase in subjective fatigue ratings was positively related to progesterone level—at higher progesterone levels, females felt more tired. |
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