Sex Differences in Lateralization in the Animal Brain

ISBN-13: 9789058230881 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 224 str.

V. L. Bianki; E. B. Filippova; Bianki L. Bianki

Opis

Until recently, little account has been taken of sex differences in many research studies in psychiatry, medicine and physiology. Subjects of these research studies were mainly men, with most researchers using twice as many males as females in their studies. The need to take a sexually differentiated approach has led to the work described in this book, concerning detailed investigations into the correlations between functional asymmetry of the brain and sex.
Sex Differences in Lateralization in the Animal Brain is the first monograph summarizing the sexual specificity of functional lateralization of the brain in animals and humans. It is based on original experimental data from animals and will be of interest to biologists, psychologists and neurobiologists.

Spis treści

1. Sexual Dimorphism of Interhemispheric Asymmetry in Humans 2. Anatomical Studies of Sexual Dimorphism of the Brain 3. Functional Studies of Sexual Dimorphism of the Brain 4. Sex Hormones and Interhemispheric Asymmetry 5. Previous Studies of Sexual Dimorphism of Cerebral Asymmetry in Animals 6. Behavioral Indices 7. Methodological Notes 8. Vocalization 9. Pain Sensitivity 10. Motor Activity 11. Ontogenetic Dynamics 12. Conditioned Reflexes 13. Stereotyped and Probabilistic Behavior 14. Differentiation of Visual and Sound Stimuli 15. Intermodal and Intramodal Integration 16. Analysis of Space and Time Stimuli 17. Discrimination of Simultaneous and Successive Complexes 18. Discrimination of Absolute and Relative Characteristics 19. Emotions 20. Noise-Resistance 21. Electrophysiological Characteristics 22. Intrazonal Callosal Connections 23. Interzonal and Transcallosal Connections 24. Comparison of Corresponding Hemispheres Between Sexes 25. The Dynamics of Transcallosal Response Processing 26. Patterns of Asymmetry 27. Penetrance and Expression 28. Intrahemispheric Contrast 29. Interaction Between Transcallosal and Thalamocortical Excitation 30. Hormonal Factors 31. General Characteristics 32. The Influence of Sex Hormones Upon Interhemispheric Asymmetry During the Prenatal and Neonatal Period 33. The Influence of Sex Hormones Upon Interhemispheric Asymmetry in Mature Animals 34. The Influence of Cyclic Changes in the Level of Sex Hormones Upon Interhemispheric Asymmetry 35. The Influence of Pregnancy Upon Interhemispheric Asymmetry 36. A Neurobiological Model of Sexual Dimorphism in the Brain 2. Anatomical Studies of Sexual Dimorphism of the Brain 3. Functional Studies of Sexual Dimorphism of the Brain 4. Sex Hormones and Interhemispheric Asymmetry 5. Previous Studies of Sexual Dimorphism of Cerebral Asymmetry in Animals 6. Behavioral Indices 7. Methodological Notes 8. Vocalization 9. Pain Sensitivity 10. Motor Activity 11. Ontogenetic Dynamics 12. Conditioned Reflexes 13. Stereotyped and Probabilistic Behavior 14. Differentiation of Visual and Sound Stimuli 15. Intermodal and Intramodal Integration 16. Analysis of Space and Time Stimuli 17. Discrimination of Simultaneous and Successive Complexes 18. Discrimination of Absolute and Relative Characteristics 19. Emotions 20. Noise-Resistance 21. Electrophysiological Characteristics 22. Intrazonal Callosal Connections 23. Interzonal and Transcallosal Connections 24. Comparison of Corresponding Hemispheres Between Sexes 25. The Dynamics of Transcallosal Response Processing 26. Patterns of Asymmetry 27. Penetrance and Expression 28. Intrahemispheric Contrast 29. Interaction Between Transcallosal and Thalamocortical Excitation 30. Hormonal Factors 31. General Characteristics 32. The Influence of Sex Hormones Upon Interhemispheric Asymmetry During the Prenatal and Neonatal Period 33. The Influence of Sex Hormones Upon Interhemispheric Asymmetry in Mature Animals 34. The Influence of Cyclic Changes in the Level of Sex Hormones Upon Interhemispheric Asymmetry 35. The Influence of Pregnancy Upon Interhemispheric Asymmetry 36. A Neurobiological Model of Sexual Dimorphism in the Brain

O autorze

V. L. Bianki