Psychoneuroendocrine protocol to comprehensively study sexually dimorphic cognition
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Standard
Psychoneuroendocrine protocol to comprehensively study sexually dimorphic cognition. / Kheloui, Sarah; Rossi, Mathias; Jacmin-Park, Silke; Larocque, Ophélie; Vallée, Morgan; Kerr, Philippe; Bourdon, Olivier; Juster, Robert Paul.
In: Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, Vol. 6, 100050, 05.2021.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Harvard
APA
Vancouver
Author
Bibtex
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychoneuroendocrine protocol to comprehensively study sexually dimorphic cognition
AU - Kheloui, Sarah
AU - Rossi, Mathias
AU - Jacmin-Park, Silke
AU - Larocque, Ophélie
AU - Vallée, Morgan
AU - Kerr, Philippe
AU - Bourdon, Olivier
AU - Juster, Robert Paul
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021
PY - 2021/5
Y1 - 2021/5
N2 - Background: A large body of research provides evidence for sex differences in cognitive abilities. These sex differences stem from the interplay between biological sex (e.g., birth-assigned sex, sex hormones) and psychosocial gender (e.g., gender identity, gender-roles, sexual orientation). Literature remains rather mixed with regards to the magnitude of sex and gender effects on cognitive abilities and mental health. Growing evidence shows that sex hormone assessment combined with measures of psychosocial gender may be fundamental to comprehensively understand individual differences in sexually dimorphic cognitive abilities. Objectives: This study protocol describes a sexually dimorphic cognitive battery to assess the influence of sex hormones on performance. In parallel, we aim to assess the inter-related effects that biological sex and psychosocial gender-based factors exert on cognition and mental health. Methods: Our projected sample includes 180 adult participants who are at least 18 years old. Sub-groups will be recruited based on birth-assigned sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation. Biological measures will be collected via salivary samples throughout testing to include sex hormones (testosterone, estradiol and progesterone) and stress hormones (cortisol). Demographic and psychosocial variables will be measured through self-report questionnaires. Participants will be required to complete eight classic cognitive tasks that assess a variety of cognitive domains in a 2-h testing session. Results and future directions: Results from this study provides unique insights into the correlates of cognitive sex differences and gender diversity. This will give us solid ground to further investigate these influences in clinical populations in which sex hormones and cognitive functioning are often altered.
AB - Background: A large body of research provides evidence for sex differences in cognitive abilities. These sex differences stem from the interplay between biological sex (e.g., birth-assigned sex, sex hormones) and psychosocial gender (e.g., gender identity, gender-roles, sexual orientation). Literature remains rather mixed with regards to the magnitude of sex and gender effects on cognitive abilities and mental health. Growing evidence shows that sex hormone assessment combined with measures of psychosocial gender may be fundamental to comprehensively understand individual differences in sexually dimorphic cognitive abilities. Objectives: This study protocol describes a sexually dimorphic cognitive battery to assess the influence of sex hormones on performance. In parallel, we aim to assess the inter-related effects that biological sex and psychosocial gender-based factors exert on cognition and mental health. Methods: Our projected sample includes 180 adult participants who are at least 18 years old. Sub-groups will be recruited based on birth-assigned sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation. Biological measures will be collected via salivary samples throughout testing to include sex hormones (testosterone, estradiol and progesterone) and stress hormones (cortisol). Demographic and psychosocial variables will be measured through self-report questionnaires. Participants will be required to complete eight classic cognitive tasks that assess a variety of cognitive domains in a 2-h testing session. Results and future directions: Results from this study provides unique insights into the correlates of cognitive sex differences and gender diversity. This will give us solid ground to further investigate these influences in clinical populations in which sex hormones and cognitive functioning are often altered.
KW - Gender diversity
KW - Sex differences
KW - Sex hormones
KW - Sexual orientation
KW - Sexually dimorphic cognition
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85119377662&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.cpnec.2021.100050
DO - 10.1016/j.cpnec.2021.100050
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85119377662
VL - 6
JO - Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology
JF - Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology
SN - 2666-4976
M1 - 100050
ER -
ID: 393781088