Sex Hormones and Processing of Facial Expressions of Emotion: A Systematic Literature Review.

ABSTRACT: Background: We systematically reviewed the literature to determine the influence of sex hormones on facial emotion processing (FEP) in healthy women at different phases of life. Methods: Searches were performed in PubMed, Web of Science, PsycINFO, LILACS, and SciELO. Twenty-seven articles were included in the review and allocated into five different categories according to their objectives and sample characteristics (menstrual cycle, oral contraceptives, pregnancy/postpartum, testosterone, and progesterone). Results: Despite the limited number of studies in some categories and the existence of inconsistencies in the results of interest, the findings of the review suggest that FEP may be enhanced during the follicular phase. Studies with women taking oral contraceptives showed reduced recog

SUBMITTER: Osorio FL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5904259 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature