Spatial cognitive abilities are not affected by hormonal fluctuations during menstruation
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Linguistic and spatial skills such as word memory and navigation remain consistent throughout a person's menstrual cycle, suggesting that menstruation has little effect on these cognitive functions.
Previous research suggests that the menstrual cycle can affect cognition through hormonal fluctuations. For example, research shows that area of the brain It is important because the size of spatial processing and memory changes as the concentration of certain hormones increases or decreases.
To investigate further, Belinda Pretzer A professor at the University of Salzburg in Austria and his colleagues…
Source: www.newscientist.com
