New JNE Special Issue: Steroids and the Nervous System

New: JNE is pleased to announce the publication of a Special Issue of papers from the 13th International Meeting on Steroids and the Nervous System, guest edited by Roberto Melcangi, Silvia Giatti and Stefano Gotti.

This special issue digs deeper into the intricate interplay between hormones, stress, and brain development across the lifespan.

Highlights include:

• Groundbreaking insights into neuroplacentology.
• The influence of steroids in (perinatal) brain vulnerability.
• The impact of hormonal contraceptives on adolescent brain function.
• The role of estradiol in gender-affirming therapies.

Articles also explore stress-related glial cell dynamics, the use of corticosteroid in cellular models for psychiatric disorders, and the gut–microbiota–brain axis’s influence on steroidogenesis.

By unravelling these connections, the Special Issue sheds light on vulnerabilities in mental health and behaviour, offering new avenues for therapeutic strategies.

The Special Issue comprises an editorial, two original articles, three reviews and four invited reviews and titles include:

• Editorial: Steroids and nervous system—2024
• Estrogenic regulation of hippocampal inhibitory system across lifespan
• Functional diversity along the anteroposterior axis of the ventromedial hypothalamus
• Mind the GAPS: Glia associated with psychological stress
• The gut‐microbiota‐brain axis: Focus on gut steroids
• Neonatal estradiol and early adversity interact to modify basolateral amygdala morphology and adult behavior in female rats
• Neuroactive steroid exposure impacts neurodevelopment: Comparison of human and rodent placental contribution
• Animal models of hormonal contraceptives: Understanding drug‐specific and user‐specific variables
• Corticosteroid‐regulated gene transcription in SH-SY5Y‐derived neurons: Insights into the mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptor‐mediated response
• The effects of feminization hormone therapy on the brain of transgender women: A hypothesis

Read the Special Issue: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652826/2025/37/7