Endocrine organization of sex differences in psychology and behavior: New evidence from a rare source
Endocrine organization of sex differences in psychology and behavior: New evidence from a rare source
Endocrine organization of sex differences in psychology and behavior: New evidence from a rare source
How does selection produce different phenotypes in males and females when the sexes are nearly genetically identical? Across species, this problem is solved primarily by developmental patterns that are sex hormone dependent. In laboratory animals, sex differences in hormone levels lead to differences in gene expression in the developing brain. However, the types of experiments conducted in laboratory animals would be unethical in humans, so researchers must use other sources of information. The most powerful approach currently available is to examine behaviors inindividuals who were naturally exposed to early sex hormone levels that are unusually high or low compared to most people with the same gender of rearing. I will present new evidence from a highly promising endocrine condition, idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, to explore how sex hormones influence the development of the human brain andbehavior.
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https://umsystem.zoom.us/j/95401678909?pwd=NWxIb21wRzc1UHhxLzFMTU96Qlg5UT09
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