Livia Ruehr

Researcher · structural and functional brain changes along the menstrual cycle

Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Germany

About

Livia Ruehr is a doctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (MPI CBS) affiliated with the Max Planck School of Cognition and the Department of Neurology. Her work focuses on structural and functional brain changes related to the menstrual cycle and sex hormones.

PhD candidate (since 2023) under Prof. Dr. Julia Sacher
Master of Science in Cognitive-affective Neuroscience (2020–2023)
Bachelor of Science in Psychology (2017–2020)

Her research explores:

Neuroendocrinology of female sex hormones
Menstrual cycle effects on brain networks
Sex differences in aging markers

The 2025 publication systematically reviews estrogen's influence on brain structure-function relationships using advanced neuroimaging.

No scientific awards mentioned in the available texts.

Research fields

structural and functional brain changes along the menstrual cycle multimodal mapping of the hippocampus alongside female sex hormones sex differences in brain aging markers

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