Executive functions in men and postmenopausal women.
INTRODUCTION
This study was designed to assess sex differences in older adults (55-65 years old) in executive functions and to examine the influence of hormone therapy (HT) in postmenopausal women.


METHOD
We have assessed task performance in memory, visuospatial, and executive functions in 29 women using HT, 29 women who never used HT, and 30 men.


RESULTS
Men outperformed never users in task switching and updating. HT users outperformed never users in updating. HT users outperformed never users and men in visual divided attention.


DISCUSSION
The present study support previous findings that sex and HT impact cognition and bring new insights on sex and HT-related differences in executive functions.
['Castonguay|Nathalie|N|', 'Lussier|Maxime|M|', 'Bugaiska|Aurélia|A|', 'Lord|Catherine|C|', 'Bherer|Louis|L|']
D000368:Aged D001288:Attention D003072:Cognition Disorders D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy D004967:Estrogens D056344:Executive Function D005260:Female D006801:Humans D008297:Male D008568:Memory D008875:Middle Aged D010775:Photic Stimulation D017698:Postmenopause D012727:Sex Characteristics D065855:Spatial Processing D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric D014706:Verbal Learning
Executive functions Postmenopausal women Sex differences Hormone therapy Cognitive aging