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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Physiol Behav. 2017 Jul 27;187:57–66. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.07.028

Fig. 5. Potential impact of sex differences in molecular mechanisms underlying estrogenic regulation of memory consolidation.

Fig. 5

If E2 mediates memory consolidation in each sex via different molecular mechanisms (e.g., Mechanism A for females and Mechanism B for males), then different treatments (Treatment A for females and Treatment B for males) may be warranted during aging or in conditions such as Alzheimer’s or depression for E2 or related drugs to enhance memory formation. Different treatments may also be necessary if disease processes differentially affect Mechanisms A and B, resulting in sex differences in response to E2.