Sex Differences in the Human Brain, their Underpinnings and Implications
Ivanka Savic
This volume of Progress in Brain Research documents recent developments and research findings in relation to sex and how the brain's function and behavior differs from men to women. Specific areas include cerebral function, morphology and organisation, sexual dimorphism, neural origins, genetics and epigenetics, as well as potential causes/affects of stress, pain, sexual orientation and identity and other social issues such as distribution of disorders across the sexes and autism. * Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field * Contributions from leading authorities and industry experts
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Volume:
186
Year:
2010
Edition:
1
Publisher:
Elsevier
Language:
english
Pages:
113
ISBN 10:
0444536302
ISBN 13:
9780444536303
Series:
Progress in Brain Research
File:
PDF, 5.91 MB
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english, 2010