Postnatal development includes dramatic changes in gonadal hormones and the many
social behaviors they help regulate, both in rodents and humans. Parental care-seeking is …

Given that we live in highly complex social environments, many of our most important
decisions are made in the context of social interactions. Simple but sophisticated tasks from …

Sexual orientation typically describes people's sexual attractions or desires based on their
sex relative to that of a target. Despite its utility, it has been critiqued in part because it fails to …

Adolescence brings dramatic changes in behavior and neural organization. Unfortunately,
for some 30% of individuals with autism, there is marked decline in adaptive functioning …

The pubertal transition to adulthood involves both gonadal and behavioral maturation. A
developmental clock, along with permissive signals that provide information on somatic …

Adolescence is a time of dramatic changes including rapid physical growth, the onset of
sexual maturation, the activation of new drives and motivations, and a wide array of social …

Little is known regarding which hormonal signals may best predict within-and between-
women variance in sexual motivation among naturally cycling women. To address this, we …

Gonadal hormones contribute to the sexual differentiation of brain and behavior throughout
the lifespan, from initial neural patterning to “activation” of adult circuits. Sexual behavior is …

Understanding the role of brain changes in adolescent behavior and development. Linda
Spear provides a detailed and illuminating overview of the genetic, hormonal, and …

Both estradiol and testosterone have been implicated as the steroid critical for modulating
women's sexual desire. By contrast, in all other female mammals only estradiol has been …