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Wendy A. Koss

Neuroscience · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 2000
Stress Responses and CortisolEstrogen and related hormone effectsMenopause: Health Impacts and TreatmentsNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Publications

30

Citations

1,356

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

27

Publishing since 2000

Research summary
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Wendy A. Koss studies how hormones, especially estrogens and androgens, affect brain cell signaling and memory formation, with particular focus on the hippocampus (a brain region important for learning and memory). Her work also extends into related areas such as sex differences in brain aging, neuroprotection after spinal cord injury, and molecular targets for pain and Alzheimer's disease treatment. This research combines behavioral neuroscience, cell signaling, and neuroendocrinology to understand how sex hormones shape brain function and how this knowledge might inform new therapies.

Hormones and memory (estrogen/androgen effects on the brain)Sex differences in brain function and agingHippocampal cell signaling and dendritic structureNeuroprotection and CNS injury/disease modelsMolecular targets for neurological and pain therapies

Publication output has been modest and somewhat uneven over the last decade, with small yearly counts, a gap in 2021-2022, and a slight uptick in more recent years.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.4/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 3 publications32021222023: 2 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 1 publication252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×3
  • Journal of Neuroscience Research×1
  • Molecular Psychiatry×1
  • Genes Brain & Behavior×1
  • eNeuro×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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