Estrogen and the Brain: What is Known About its Role in Healthy Aging?

Speaker: Gillian Einstein, Ph.D., University of Toronto 

Learn how Estrogen mediates growth in the brain, building connections in areas related to memory, emotion and cognition in women. Dr. Einstein holds the Wilfred and Joyce Posluns Chair in Women’s Brain Health and Aging. She is studying cognitive aging and associated disorders on women’s brain health. A key area of the research is why women are more affected by brain disorders like depression, stroke and dementia than men.