It is not all hormones: alternative explanations for sexual differentiation of the brain.

Abstract excerpt

Males and females of many species differ with regard to neurodevelopment, ongoing brain function and behavior. For many years, it was assumed that these differences primarily arose due to hormonal masculinization of the male brain (and to a lesser extent hormonal feminization of the female brain). Recent elegant experiments in model systems have revealed that, while gonadal hormones undoubtedly play an important...

Topics

• Animals
• Brain
• Female
• Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
• Genetic Diseases, X-Linked
• Genetic Predisposition to Disease
• Gonadal Steroid Hormones
• Humans
• Male
• Mental Disorders
• Sex Characteristics