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05-23-2006, 09:39 PM
Nature Reviews Neuroscience 7, 477-484 (June 2006) | doi:10.1038/nrn1909
Why sex matters
for neuroscience
Larry Cahill
Abstract
A rapidly burgeoning literature documents copious sex
influences on brain anatomy, chemistry and function. This article highlights some of the more intriguing recent
discoveries and their implications. Consideration of the effects of sex can help to explain seemingly contradictory
findings. Research into sex influences is mandatory to fully understand a host of brain disorders with sex
differences in their incidence and/or nature. The striking quantity and diversity of sex-related influences on brain
function indicate that the still widespread assumption that sex influences are negligible cannot be justified, and
probably retards progress in our field.
Abstract and Full text Links at Nature
Neuroscience
http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v7/n6/abs/nrn1909.html
Why sex matters
for neuroscience
Larry Cahill
Abstract
A rapidly burgeoning literature documents copious sex
influences on brain anatomy, chemistry and function. This article highlights some of the more intriguing recent
discoveries and their implications. Consideration of the effects of sex can help to explain seemingly contradictory
findings. Research into sex influences is mandatory to fully understand a host of brain disorders with sex
differences in their incidence and/or nature. The striking quantity and diversity of sex-related influences on brain
function indicate that the still widespread assumption that sex influences are negligible cannot be justified, and
probably retards progress in our field.
Abstract and Full text Links at Nature
Neuroscience
http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v7/n6/abs/nrn1909.html