| nE2 | estradiol synthesized in the nervous system |
| ERs | estrogen receptors |
| ERα | estrogen receptors isoform α |
| ERβ | estrogen receptors isoform β |
| GPCRs | G-protein-coupled receptors |
| GPER-1 | estrogen-G-protein-coupled receptors-1 |
| Gαq-mER | Gαq-membrane estrogen receptor |
| ER-X | estrogen receptor-X |
| GABA | Gamma aminobutyric acid |
| VOR | vestibulo-ocular reflex |
| PCs | Purkinje cells |
| BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor; mGluR1a: metabotropic glutamate receptors type 1a |
| PF-LTP | long term potentiation at the parallel fiber-Purkinje cell synapse |
| PF-LTD | long term depression at the parallel fiber-Purkinje cell synapse |
| LTZ | letrozole |
| ICI 182,780 | estrogen receptor antagonist |
| NMDAR | N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor |
| LTP | long term potentiation |
| LTD | long term depression |