Fig. 7.
Relationship between E2 increase and the emotional enhancement of memory contrast. a Statistical t-map of the negative quadratic relationship between salivary Day 1 to Day 2 increase in 17-beta-estradiol (E2) and the emotional enhancement of memory (EEM; hit > miss × negative > neutral) contrast in the right insula (N = 121; FWE-corrected p = .015; t-test). The statistical map is thresholded at FWE-corrected p < .05 (warm color scale) and punc < .005 (cold color scale) for visualization purposes. b Robust regression analysis between contrast estimates (y-axis) and salivary E2 increase (x-axis) confirmed the inverted U-shaped relationship. Difference in Bayesian Information Criterion (ΔBIC) between the linear and quadratic model was 16.9, strongly evidencing a better model fit of the quadratic compared to the linear model. Colors represent experimental groups
