Sex and the Developing Brain: Second Edition

ISBN-13: 9781615047697 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 141 str.

Margaret M. McCarthy

Spis treści

• Preface
• Introduction
• Sex Differences in Brain and Behavior in Context
• Sex Determination versus Sex Differentiation
• Masculinization, Feminization, and Defeminization
• Steroid Hormones are Potent Modulators of Brain Development
• Sex Differences in the Brain are Established During a Developmental Sensitive Window
• Sex Differences in Reproductive Physiology and Behavior are Coordinated
• Steroids Influence Multiple Endpoints via Multiple Mechanisms to Organize the Brain
• Cellular Mechanisms of Steroid-Mediated Organization of the Brain
• Ultrasonic Vocalizations Differ in Neonatal Males and Females Because of a Gene Called FoxP2
• Overcoming the Hegemony of Hormones: Genes Matter Too
• Winged Messengers: Lessons from Birds and Flies
• Sexual Differentiation of the Primate Brain
• Sexual Differentiation of the Human Brain
• Imaging Studies Give Insight Into Brain Sex Differences
• Steroids and Human Brain Development
• The Value of Understanding the Effect of Sex on the Developing Brain
• Bibliography
• Classic References
• Author Biography