The effects in the brain of finasteride…have been poorly explored. Therefore, the effects of a subchronic treatment of finasteride.…have been evaluated in male rats.… One month after the last treatment.…changes in neuroactive steroid levels, steroid receptors…and GABA-A receptor subunits…were detected. These findings suggest that finasteride treatment may have broad consequences for brain function.
—Effects of Subchronic Finasteride Treatment and Withdrawal on Neuroactive Steroid Levels and Their Receptors in the Male Rat Brain: Neuroendocrinology, Dec. 9, 2015