Sex Differences in the Brain: From genes to behavior

Name: Sex Differences in the Brain: From genes to behavior
Brand: OUP USA

OUP USA

Sex Differences in the Brain: From genes to behavior [Hardcover] BECKER\n\nProduct Overview\nSex is a fundamentally important biological variable. Recent years have seen\nsignificant progress in the integration of sex in many aspects of basic and\nclinical research, including analyses of sex differences in brain function.\nSignificant advances in the technology available for studying the endocrine\nand nervous systems are now coupled with a more sophisticated awareness of the\ninterconnections of these two communication systems of the body. A thorough\nunderstanding of the current knowledge, conceptual approaches, methodological\ncapabilities, and challenges is a prerequisite to continued progress in\nresearch and therapeutics in this interdisciplinary area. Sex Differences in\nthe Brain provides scientists with the basic tools for investigating sex\ndifferences in brain and behavior and insight into areas where important\nprogress in understanding physiologically relevant sex differ-