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Benedetta Leuner

Psychology · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1967Rising activity
Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorStress Responses and CortisolMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Publications

69

Citations

5,147

Est. group size

~5

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

60

Publishing since 1967

Research summary
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Benedetta Leuner studies how hormones shape the brain and behavior, with a particular focus on pregnancy, motherhood, and the female reproductive lifespan. Her work examines how hormonal changes affect brain structure (such as the formation of new neurons), stress and anxiety responses, and mental health conditions like postpartum depression, as well as how hormonal contraceptives influence brain and behavior. This research combines neuroscience and behavioral endocrinology to understand brain changes across women's reproductive life stages.

Hormones and brain functionMaternal brain and behaviorNeuroendocrinology of the female lifespanStress, anxiety, and mood regulationHormonal contraceptives and neuroscience

Publication output has grown somewhat unevenly over the last decade, rising from low single digits in 2017-2018 to a peak of six papers in 2023, with continued output through 2025-2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.8/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 1 publication182019: 4 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 5 publications222023: 6 publications6232024: 2 publications242025: 4 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Brain Behavior and Immunity×7
  • Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology×4
  • Hormones and Behavior×4
  • Nature reviews. Neuroscience×3
  • Behavioural Brain Research×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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