Last week, we had the pleasure of taking part in the Women in Science Day at Leipzig University 💜🔬 At our info booth, we shared insights into our research and had many inspiring conversations with curious visitors.😇 #WomenInScience #ScienceCommunication #WomensHealth #Neuroendocrinology

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...

Really cool to have everyone in one place during our winter Cognition Academy in Berlin. We are learning about the diverse projects in the program and just get to know each other better! #passionforscience #maxplanckschools 🧠🧠🧠

Having our annual Cognition Academy @Harnack Haus in Berlin again! Great start today with talks and a Poster Session to get inspired and connect with colleagues! #passionforscience #maxplanckschools 🧠🥂

Kudos! The biggest German political podcast @lagedernation.org recently featured endometriosis, women's health & the gender health/data gap lagedernation.org/podcast/ldn4... WDYT @cogneuroend.bsky.social @kimhoffmann.bsky.social @liviaruehr.bsky.social @nifti12.bsky.social @emilybmay.bsky.social ?

Women's health is not just reproductive health! One of many Taboos we discussed at the "My Body, My Brain, My Choices" workshop created by @cogneuroend.bsky.social and hosted by @volkswagenstiftung.de.

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...

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...

Serious concerns about a new cortical biomarker for pain sensitivity jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... We (with @tspisak.bsky.social, @christianbuchel.bsky.social) published a commentary on Chowdhury, Bi et al. (2025, JAMA Neurology) raising serious concerns about their reported results. 👇 1/13

🚨 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)

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.

The National Institutes of Health has removed gender identity variables from the ongoing Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, @thetransmitter.bsky.social has learned. By @callimcflurry.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/gender/abcd-...

What a great experience to contribute to the symposium on "The influence of sex hormones on neural structure, psychological functioning and mental health" @pug2025.bsky.social 🧠 Thanks to Christian Deuter & Eugenia Kulakova for organising this relevant & inspiring symposium💡 #pug2025 #womenshealth

Very thankful to receive the 1st price for our project on #sexdifferences in the association between visceral fat & brain aging, together with Charlotte, who realizes this project in her master‘s thesis…💪🏻🧠 + to share the stage with @kimhoffmann.bsky.social who was awarded for her #PMDD poster!!!

Enjoyed listening to this introduction of our lab and our recent menstrual cycle studies, from another perspective. 🧠 thank you @mbe-lab.bsky.social, and Hector!

Thanks to the @cogneuroend.bsky.social for the constructive feedback and for highlighting our strengths, including our open-access tools and software! All of which can be found at: www.cbs.mpg.de/departments/neurology/mind-body-emotion/tools-software

THRILLED to see this SI now out addressing the power and potential of focusing our lens on women. H/t to Tali for making space for these ideas to flourish and for a dream team of investigators to contribute!! Advancing the science of women’s health | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Absolutely loving the cover art of the new Science Advances issue, featuring their SI on “Advancing the Science of Women’s Health” that highlights the growing wave of research dedicated to understanding women’s unique biological and psychological experiences www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

How the #MenstrualCycle shapes #heart and #brain health - @jellinap.bsky.social together with Julia Sacher @cogneuroend.bsky.social & Arno Villringer describe how these naturally occurring variations might influence #stress, mood, and long-term #womenshealth: tinyurl.com/35pu6447

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 🧠🎉

“This is most likely caused by the stress of having your symptoms constantly dismissed, but I wouldn’t worry about it.” #WomensHealth @newyorker.com

Also, if this covers any paper that goes through the CDC co-author review process, it means interfering with *all* research globally that includes at least one CDC collaborator…

A dark day for transparency in science.

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.🌟

Thrilled to share my perspective in "The Transmitter" @thetransmitter.bsky.social on how to study the influence of "sex" and "gender" in the brain in a scientifically accurate and socially responsible manner: "Revisiting sex and gender in the brain" www.thetransmitter.org/sex-differen...