Key result
Advanced neuroimaging helps investigate the cerebrovascular, neural, and endocrine impacts of PCOS.
Why the study?
Knowledge of brain health in PCOS is an emerging field, and advanced neuroimaging advances offer opportunities to investigate the neurobiology, origins, and consequences of PCOS.
Can advanced neuroimaging techniques provide new insights into the neurobiology and symptomatology of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)?
Can advanced neuroimaging techniques provide new insights into the neurobiology and symptomatology of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)?
Advanced neuroimaging techniques hold promise for elucidating the neurobiological and cerebrovascular mechanisms underlying Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
May heighten clinical vigilance for cognitive/cerebrovascular issues in PCOS; leaves open how neuroimaging confirms key biological themes.
Modern neuroimaging advances in methodology and data modelling allow for brain tissue structure and function to be imaged in increasing detail and specificity. These advances have promise when applied to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), a common multi-system condition associated with psycho-cognitive symptomatology and increased risk of cerebrovascular disease. This hot-topic review will outline three biological themes that encompass PCOS neurobiology and symptomatology, which may benefit from the application of advanced neuroimaging techniques: 1) the endocrine system and biorhythms, 2) the cerebrovascular system, and 3) neural structure and function. How modern neuroimaging advances can provide new insights to these areas will be discussed. While knowledge of brain health in PCOS is still an emerging field, advanced neuroimaging offers valuable opportunities to investigate the origins and enduring consequences of PCOS.
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Wright et al. (2026) conducted a review in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Advanced neuroimaging techniques was evaluated. Advanced neuroimaging techniques offer valuable opportunities to investigate the origins and enduring consequences of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome across endocrine, cerebrovascular, and neural systems.
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