Sex differences in the brain : from genes to behavior / edited by Jill B. Becker [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Becker, Jill B., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex differences.

Sex differences (Psychology).

Brain--Sex differences.

Brain.

Human behavior--Physiological aspects.

Human behavior.

Sex factors in disease.

Brain--physiology.

Sex Characteristics.

Behavior--physiology.

Central Nervous System Diseases--physiopathology.

Mental Disorders--physiopathology.

Mental Processes--physiology.

Sex Factors.

Medical Subjects:

Brain--physiology.

Sex Characteristics.

Behavior--physiology.

Central Nervous System Diseases--physiopathology.

Mental Disorders--physiopathology.

Mental Processes--physiology.

Sex Factors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 480 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

From genes to behavior

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sex is a fundamentally important biological variable. Recent years have seen significant progress in the integration of sex in many aspects of basic and clinical research, including analyses of sex differences in brain function. Significant advances in the technology available for studying the endocrine and nervous systems are now coupled with a more sophisticated awareness of the interconnections of these two communication systems of the body. A thorough understanding of the current knowledge, conceptual approaches, methodological capabilities, and challenges is a prerequisite to continued

Contents:

Why are there two sexes? / Turk Rhen and David Crews

Sex differences in the brain: what's old and what's new / Margaret M. McCarthy and Arthur P. Arnold

Research and methodological issues in the study of sex differences and hormone-behavior relations / Lisa Eckel ... [et al.]

Methodological issues in the study of hormone-behavior relations in humans: understanding and monitoring the menstrual cycle / Elizabeth Hampson and Elizabeth A. Young

Sex differences in pharmacogenomics as a tool to study CNS disorders / Julia Pinsonneault and Wolfgang Sadée

Sex differences in HPA axis regulation / Elizabeth A. Young ... [et al.]

Steroid hormone receptors and sex differences in behavior / Toni R. Pak and Robert J. Handa

Sex differences affiliative behavior and social bonding / Larry J. Young and C. Sue Carter

Sex differences in the organization of movement / Evelyn F. Field and Ian Q. Whishaw

Sex differences in motivation / Jill B. Becker and Jane R. Taylor

Sex differences in neuroplasticity / Csaba Leranth, Neil J. MacLusky, and Tibor Hajszan

Sex differences in cognitive in cognitive function in rodents / Victoria Luine and Gary Dohanich

Sex differences in energy metabolism, obesity, and eating behavior / Nori Geary and Jennifer Lovejoy

Sex differences in children's play / Sheri A. Berenbaum ... [et al.]

Sex differences in the neurocognition of language / Michael T. Ullman, Robbin A. Miranda, and Michelle L. Travers

Endocrine contributions to sex differences in visuospatial perception and cognition / Elizabeth Hampson

Sex differences in infectious and autoimmune diseases / Sabra L. Klein

Sex differences in neuroimmunology / Steven S. Zalcman

Sex differences in pain / Emeran A. Mayer, Jennifer S. Labus, and Karen S. Berkley

Sex differences in anxiety disorders / Margaret Altemus and Laura Epstein

Hormones and mood / Meir Steiner and Elizabeth A. Young

Sex differences in brain aging and Alzheimer's disorders / Susan Resnick and Ira Driscoll

Sex differences in Parkinson's disease / David G. Standaert and Ippolita Cantuti-Castelvetri.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-804255-8

9786611374709

1-281-37470-9

OCLC:

230730630