The influence of sex on cognition in psychosis
Bodyl A. Brand, Robert A. McCutcheon · 2026
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Bodyl A. Brand and Robert A. McCutcheon review how sex and hormones shape thinking skills in people with psychosis. Writing in 2026, they note that memory, speed of thought, attention, and planning are heavily affected in psychosis. Women and men show the same broad pattern of strengths seen in the general population.
Their focus is on change over time rather than fixed differences. Hormone shifts across the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and the time after birth, and menopause all appear to nudge cognition, with estrogen standing out as a likely influence on the brain. Women with psychosis face these transitions on top of an already heavy cognitive burden. The authors therefore propose that hormonal state may be an overlooked driver of when symptoms and thinking problems worsen.
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| CREATOR | Bodyl A. Brand, Robert A. McCutcheon |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 19742 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |