Sex hormones act throughout the entire brain of both males and females via both genomic
and nongenomic receptors. Sex hormones can act through many cellular and molecular …

Contrary to popular belief, sex hormones act throughout the entire brain of both males and
females via both genomic and nongenomic receptors. Many neural and behavioral functions …

Sex differences are found across brain regions, behaviors, and brain diseases. Sexual
differentiation of the brain is initiated prenatally but it continues throughout life, as a result of …

A rapidly burgeoning literature documents copious sex influences on brain anatomy,
chemistry and function. This article highlights some of the more intriguing recent discoveries …

Biological sex and sex hormones are known to affect functional cerebral asymmetries
(FCAs). Men are generally more lateralized than women. The effect size of this sex …

Despite decades of research, we do not know the functional significance of most sex
differences in the brain. We are heavily invested in the idea that sex differences in brain …

Women and men differ in disease prevalence, symptoms, and progression rates for many
psychiatric and neurological disorders. As more preclinical studies include both sexes in …

A plethora of discoveries relating to sex influences on brain function is rapidly moving this
field into the spotlight for most areas of neuroscience. The domain of molecular or genetic …

The underlying assumption in popular and scientific publications on sex differences in the
brain is that human brains can take one of two forms “male” or “female,” and that the …

This article is part of a Special Issue “SBN 2014”. Discerning the biologic origins of
neuroanatomical sex differences has been of interest since they were first reported in the …