Neuroimmunology and neuroepigenetics in the establishment of sex differences in the brain

MM McCarthy, BM Nugent, KM Lenz - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2017‏ - nature.com
The study of sex differences in the brain is a topic of neuroscientific study that has broad
reaching implications for culture, society and biomedical science. Recent research in rodent …

The extreme male brain theory of autism

S Baron-Cohen - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2002‏ - cell.com
The key mental domains in which sex differences have traditionally been studied are verbal
and spatial abilities. In this article I suggest that two neglected dimensions for understanding …

Normal sexual dimorphism of the adult human brain assessed by in vivo magnetic resonance imaging

JM Goldstein, LJ Seidman, NJ Horton, N Makris… - Cerebral …, 2001‏ - academic.oup.com
The etiology and consistency of findings on normal sexual dimorphisms of the adult human
brain are unresolved. In this study, we present a comprehensive evaluation of normal sexual …

Neurosteroids: endogenous role in the human brain and therapeutic potentials

DS Reddy - Progress in brain research, 2010‏ - Elsevier
This chapter provides an overview of neurosteroids, especially their impact on the brain, sex
differences and their therapeutic potentials. Neurosteroids are synthesized within the brain …

The genetics of sex differences in brain and behavior

TC Ngun, N Ghahramani, FJ Sánchez… - Frontiers in …, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Biological differences between men and women contribute to many sex-specific illnesses
and disorders. Historically, it was argued that such differences were largely, if not …

[كتاب][B] The essential difference: Male and female brains and the truth about autism

S Baron-Cohen - 2010‏ - books.google.com
We all know the opposite sex can be a baffling, even infuriating, species. Why do most men
use the phone to exchange information rather than have a chat? Why do women love talking …

Prenatal sex hormone effects on child and adult sex-typed behavior: methods and findings

CCC Cohen-Bendahan, C Van De Beek… - Neuroscience & …, 2005‏ - Elsevier
There is now good evidence that human sex-typed behavior is influenced by sex hormones
that are present during prenatal development, confirming studies in other mammalian …

Sexual differentiation of the vertebrate nervous system

JA Morris, CL Jordan, SM Breedlove - Nature neuroscience, 2004‏ - nature.com
Understanding the mechanisms that give rise to sex differences in the behavior of
nonhuman animals may contribute to the understanding of sex differences in humans. In …

[كتاب][B] Gay, straight, and the reason why: The science of sexual orientation

S LeVay - 2016‏ - books.google.com
What causes a child to grow up gay or straight? Neuroscientist Simon LeVay summarizes a
wealth of scientific evidence that points to one inescapable conclusion: Sexual orientation …

Fetal testosterone influences sexually dimorphic gray matter in the human brain

MV Lombardo, E Ashwin, B Auyeung… - Journal of …, 2012‏ - Soc Neuroscience
In nonhuman species, testosterone is known to have permanent organizing effects early in
life that predict later expression of sex differences in brain and behavior. However, in …