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The spatial pattern of differences between post-menopausal and pre-menopausal women considerably overlaps with regions affected early in Alzheimer\u2019s disease, such as the medial temporal lobe and the supramarginal gyrus. Our findings of larger gray matter volume and greater cortical thickness in post-menopausal women may reflect compensatory mechanisms. Speculatively, these findings align with the biphasic model of brain structural changes in Alzheimer\u2019s disease. 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