A dedicated guinea pig? Self experimentation taken to a new level!
It appears, this research has not been published yet.
Apparently, no major discoveries or surprises!
Unfortunately, this Nature article again is an example of ideological indoctrination of calling women people! It is disgusting! "Today, more than 150 million people of reproductive age globally take oral contraceptives ... Many people begin taking the pill during puberty ..."
"Hold the morning coffee and meditation: for about 75 days over the span of a year, neuroscientist Carina Heller’s morning ritual included climbing into her university’s brain scanner at 7:30 a.m. and lying perfectly still for an hour and a half — without falling asleep. By her estimates, this has made her the most-scanned woman in science. ...
Her findings suggest that brain morphology and connectivity change daily throughout the natural cycle and are influenced by birth-control pills, according to preliminary results ...
Heller drew inspiration from a study in which Pritschet [another researcher] scanned her own brain for 30 consecutive days during her natural menstrual cycle and for 30 more days while taking oral contraceptives. This was part of a project that Pritschet calls 28andMe: the name is a nod to the consumer-genetics firm 23andMe in South San Francisco, California, and the 28 days in a canonical menstrual cycle. ..."
How does the brain react to birth control? A researcher scanned herself 75 times to find out "Extensive scans reveal rhythmic changes in the brain throughout the menstrual cycle and while on the pill"
Neuroscientist Carina Heller has joined a cadre of investigators who are filling in gaps in women’s health research by hopping into brain-imaging machines themselves.
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