Key Publications

Wood Alexander M, Rabin JS, Caunca M, Iadipaolo A, Cornelis L, Warrier R, Walker KA, Miolane N, Bot VA, Wood B, Oh HSH, Wyss-Coray T, Pham A, Borger J, Diaz V, Paolillo EW, Kramer J, Pritschet L, Taylor CM, Panizzon MS, Reyes RER, Denkinger MS, Ashton NJ, Johnson SC, Jacobs EG, Saloner R, Casaletto KB (2026) Blood proteomics of menopause map to brain aging and dementia risk. Nature Medicine.

Pea J, Addie S, Ambrosio F, Anderson RM, Merz CNB, Barr E, Carrington-Lawrence S, de Cabo R, Desgigne-Nickens P, Dubal DB, Haakenson C, Hargove-Grimes P, Jacobs EG, Kai M, Maric M, Nair SG, Nicks K, Pluznick JL, Potter K, Prabhudas MR, Rodriguez-Garcia M, Stout MB, Stranger BE, Taymans S, Theodorescu D, Williams JP, Wang F, Yuan X, Perez VI, Duncan FE (2026) Sex differences in health across the lifespan: research priorities from a National Institute on Aging workshop. Nature Aging.

Grotzinger H, Martinez-Garcia M, Miller EC, Stelzer IA, Collado MC, Jacobs EG (2026) The Maternal Brain in Context: Systemic Physiological Changes Across Pregnancy . Annual Review of Neuroscience.

Murata EM, Grotzinger H, Martinez-Garcia M, Heller C, Carmona S, Shanmugan S, Pritschet L, Jacobs EG (2026) Women’s Brain Health in the Era of Precision Neuroimaging. Biological Psychiatry.

Martinez-Garcia M, Jacobs EG, de Lange AM, Carmona S (2025) Advancing the neuroscience of human pregnancy. Nature Neuroscience.

Pritschet L., Taylor C, Cossio D., Faskowitz J, Santander T., Handwerker D., Grotzinger H., Layher E., Chrastil E., and Jacobs, E.G. (2024) Neuroanatomical changes observed over the course of a human pregnancy. Nature Neuroscience.

Pritschet L. and Jacobs, E.G. (2024) Precision Neuroimaging. Encyclopedia of Human Brain.

Paternina-Die M, Martinez-Garciz M, Martin de Blas D, Noguero I, Servin-Barthet C, Pretus C, Soler A, Lopez-Montoya G, Desco M, Carmona S (2024) Women’s neuroplasticity during gestation, childbirth and postpartum. Nature Neuroscience.

Jacobs E.G. (2023) Leveraging precision neuroimaging to advance women’s brain health. Nature Mental Health.

Jacobs EG (2023) Only 0.5% of neuroscience studies look at women’s health. Here’s how to change that. Nature.

Servin-Barthet C, Martinez-Garcia M, Pretus C, Paternina-Die M, Soler A, Khymenets O, Pozo O, Leuner B, Vilarroya O, Carmona S (2023) The transition to motherhood: linking hormones, brain and behaviour. Nature Reviews Neuroscience.

Peterson N., Beltz A., Casto K., Taylor C., Jacobs E.G., Sundstrom-Poromaa, Pletzer B. (2023) Toward a more comprehensive neuroscience of hormonal contraception. Nature Neuroscience.

Pritschet L., Taylor C., Santander T., Jacobs E.G. (2021) Applying dense-sampling methods to reveal dynamic endocrine modulation of the nervous system. Current Opinions in Behavioral Science.

Taylor C., Pritschet L., & Jacobs E.G. (2021) The scientific body of knowledge – whose body does it serve? A spotlight on oral contraceptives and women’s health factors in neuroimaging. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology. Special Issue “Beyond Sex Differences: A Spotlight on Women's Brain Health”.

Taylor C., Pritschet L., Yu S., Jacobs E.G. (2019) Applying a women’s health lens to the study of the aging brain. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.