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Cindy K Barha

Assistant Professor, University of Calgary
Verified email at ucalgary.ca
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Sex differences in exercise efficacy to improve cognition: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in older humans

CK Barha, JC Davis, RS Falck, LS Nagamatsu… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Exercise is a non-pharmacological strategy to mitigate the deleterious effects of aging on
brain health. However, a large amount of variation exists in its efficacy. Sex of participants and …

Effects of steroid hormones on neurogenesis in the hippocampus of the adult female rodent during the estrous cycle, pregnancy, lactation and aging

JL Pawluski, S Brummelte, CK Barha… - Frontiers in …, 2009 - Elsevier
Adult neurogenesis exists in most mammalian species, including humans, in two main areas:
the subventricular zone (new cells migrate to the olfactory bulbs) and the dentate gyrus of …

Influence of different estrogens on neuroplasticity and cognition in the hippocampus

CK Barha, LAM Galea - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-General …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Estrogens modulate the morphology and function of the hippocampus.
Recent studies have focused on the effects of different types of estrogens on neuroplasticity in …

Chronic restraint stress in adolescence differentially influences hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal axis function and adult hippocampal neurogenesis in male and female …

CK Barha, S Brummelte, SE Lieblich… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Previous studies have shown a relationship between adversity in adolescence and health
outcomes in adulthood in a sex‐specific manner. Adolescence is characterized by major …

Endocrine substrates of cognitive and affective changes during pregnancy and postpartum.

JL Workman, CK Barha, LAM Galea - Behavioral neuroscience, 2012 - psycnet.apa.org
Pregnancy and motherhood constitute periods of tremendous hormonal variation that orchestrate
parturition, lactation, maternal care, maternal aggression, and recognition of offspring, …

[HTML][HTML] Low doses of 17α-estradiol and 17β-estradiol facilitate, whereas higher doses of estrone and 17α-and 17β-estradiol impair, contextual fear conditioning in …

CK Barha, GL Dalton, LAM Galea - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2010 - nature.com
Estrogens are known to exert significant structural and functional effects in the hippocampus
of adult rodents. In particular, 17β-estradiol can improve, impair, or have no effect on …

Endocrine regulation of cognition and neuroplasticity: our pursuit to unveil the complex interaction between hormones, the brain, and behaviour.

…, JR Epp, S Brummelte, CK Barha… - Canadian Journal of …, 2008 - psycnet.apa.org
Les hormones de stress et gonadiques modulent la neuroplasticité et le comportement.
Cette revue met l'accent sur les découvertes des dernières décennies quant aux effets des …

Progesterone treatment normalizes the levels of cell proliferation and cell death in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus after traumatic brain injury

CK Barha, T Ishrat, JR Epp, LAM Galea, DG Stein - Experimental neurology, 2011 - Elsevier
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) increases cell death in the hippocampus and impairs
hippocampus-dependent cognition. The hippocampus is also the site of ongoing neurogenesis …

17β-Estradiol, but not estrone, increases the survival and activation of new neurons in the hippocampus in response to spatial memory in adult female rats

RES McClure, CK Barha, LAM Galea - Hormones and behavior, 2013 - Elsevier
Estrogens fluctuate across the lifespan in women, with circulating 17β-estradiol levels higher
pre-menopause than estrone and circulating estrone levels higher postmenopause than …

Sex differences in neurogenesis and activation of new neurons in response to spatial learning and memory

C Chow, JR Epp, SE Lieblich, CK Barha… - …, 2013 - Elsevier
Adult hippocampal neurogenesis is often associated with hippocampus-dependent learning
and memory. Throughout a new neuron's development, it is differentially sensitive to factors …