Cognitive Neuroendocrinology Lab
Lab led by Julia Sacher at MPI CBS in Leipzig, Germany !
- studying sex hormones, emotional well-being & cognitive health across the lifespan
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- Our PhD student @liviaruehr.bsky.social is featured in the new episode of „Let’s talk about women“! With podcast host @franziweinmar.bsky.social, she talks about her PhD project & shares insights into her doctoral journey. 🧠🤩 open.spotify.com/episode/4ALM...
- They talk about Livia‘s First PhD paper - the systematic review on Estrogens and Brain Networks - and her ongoing data analysis of hippocampal functional connectivity throughout the densely sampled menstrual cycle. 🧠〰️
- In the second part, Livia also talks about the unique structure of her graduate program, the @mps-cognition.bsky.social 🎓. Thank you @irtg2804.bsky.social for inviting Livia and your great work and science communication!🌻❤️
- Reminder: We want to hear *your voice* on taboos in women's and gender diverse health! 💬🧠Your perspective will directly inform priorities in research and a women's health resource platform. Find survey link at our website: www.cbs.mpg.de/cbs/en/resea...
- Despite scientific and medical advancements, women's health continues to be affected by stigmatization, misinformation, and political underrepresentation. We firmly believe: "Women and gender diverse people’s health is more than reproductive health."
- Please feel invited to fill out the short, anonymous survey with just two questions on your experience with taboos. Whether you are a clinician, researcher, or bring lived experience, your contribution will directly inform ongoing research in this area!
- We want to hear *your voice* on taboos in women's and gender diverse health! 💬🧠Your perspective will directly inform priorities in research and a women's health resource platform. Find survey link at our website: www.cbs.mpg.de/cbs/en/resea...
- Despite scientific and medical advancements, women's health continues to be affected by stigmatization, misinformation, and political under-representation. We firmly believe: "Women and gender diverse people’s health is more than reproductive health."
- Please feel invited to fill out the short, anonymous survey with just two questions on your experience with taboos. Whether you are a clinician, researcher, or bring lived experience, your contribution will directly inform ongoing research in this area!
- 🚨 Open Call Alert 🚨 Are you an early-career researcher passionate about advancing women’s health? 🧠✨ Apply now for the inaugural Gertrud Jungblut Award to join the workshop “My Body, My Brain, My Choices” (Sept 17–19, Hanover, Germany)! (see below)
- We’ll tackle taboos in menstruation, contraception, pregnancy, and (peri)menopause—connecting science, clinical work + lived experience. Awardees get full travel funding to engage in collective learning + spark future collaborations. 👉 Application link on our website: www.cbs.mpg.de/departments/...
- During today's Department Presentation at @mpicbs.bsky.social, @liviaruehr.bsky.social presented how ovarian hormone fluctuations shape brain structure, function & connectivity - in puberty, menstrual cycles, pregnancy and menopause, as well as under exogenous hormone administration.
- Exciting insights into how hormones drive neural plasticity and influence risk and resilience across the lifespan! 🧠✨
- In this week’s lab meeting we had guests from @mpicbs.bsky.social‘s Biophysics group, headed by Evgeniya Kirilina.💪🏻 With Felix Buettner & Anne Schmieder, she shared recent data from quantitative MRI of the primate & human subcortex, stimulating discussion on the role of sex in brain aging. Thanks 🧠
- 🎓 Big congratulations to our lab member Nathalie, who has successfully defended her medical doctorate — with summa cum laude! 🥳👏 @mpicbs.bsky.social @unileipzig.bsky.social
- Her dissertation explored: "Attentional-emotional interaction in healthy female participants on oral contraceptives during on-week escitalopram intake" 🧠💊 We’re so proud of you, Dr. Drygalla! 💐 #Neuroscience #Neuroendocrinology #WomenInScience
- We were part of the annual retreat of the Department of Neurology at @mpicbs.bsky.social at beautiful Kloster Nimbschen this week 🧠🌿 A fantastic few days of science, discussion, and connection in an inspiring setting – and with exciting awards for our group!
- We're proud to share that 2 members of our CogNeuroEndo group brought home awards from the poster session. 🏆 🎉 Congrats to @liviaruehr.bsky.social and @kimhoffmann.bsky.social! Shoutout to Charlotte Koch from @veronicawitte.bsky.social's @omegalab.bsky.social who shares 1st place with Livia 👏
- 🏅 Livia Ruehr & Charlotte Koch’s poster: “Sex differences in the associations between visceral adipose tissue, brain aging and cognition” 🏅 Kim Hoffmann’s poster: “The cortisol awakening response in premenstrual dysphoric disorder and health across the menstrual cycle”
- Let’s talk Gyn-Onkologie! Fortbildung: 9. April: Aktuelle Trends in der gynäkologischen Onkologie 📍 URBN JUNGLE Leipzig 🕔 17:00–19:15 🎟️ Eintritt frei, keine Anmeldung nötig @DKFZ @LaekSachsen @StadtLeipzig www.uniklinikum-leipzig.de/veranstaltun... #Frauengesundheit #Leipzig #GynOnkologie #Medizin
- Freuen Sie sich auf praxisnahe Impulse zu aktuelle Studien & neuen Therapien direkt aus @UKL_Leipzig, u.a. zu Themen #VerhütungnachKrebserkrankung #Endometrumkarzinom Kommen Sie vorbei, tauschen Sie sich aus, bringen Sie frische Ideen in Ihren Praxisalltag mit!
- Find the full text of our systematic review here: doi.org/10.1016/j.yf... 🧠❤️🌟
- Excited to share our #systematicreview on #estrogens & brain networks, in Frontiers in #Neuroendocrinology, conducted at @mpicbs.bsky.social, featuring @liviaruehr.bsky.social, @kimhoffmann.bsky.social and @emilybmay.bsky.social 🧠🎉
- Excited to share our #systematicreview on #estrogens & brain networks, in Frontiers in #Neuroendocrinology, conducted at @mpicbs.bsky.social, featuring @liviaruehr.bsky.social, @kimhoffmann.bsky.social and @emilybmay.bsky.social 🧠🎉
- 6) Full text available at: doi.org/10.1016/j.yf... ❤️🧠🌟
- What a great day for our lab! 🤩🎉 @kimhoffmann.bsky.social presented her work at our department's weekly meeting, talking about the cortisol awakening response in #PMDD, and across the menstrual cycle.〰️ Afterwards, we had coffee & said goodbye to our great intern Tijana. ☕
- Today, we attended the Research Festival for Life Sciences in Leipzig. Our 3 doctoral students (@emilybmay.bsky.social, @kimhoffmann.bsky.social, and @liviaruehr.bsky.social) had the chance to share current projects & to emphasize the need for research on sex, hormones, & female (🧠) health.🌟
