His brain, her brain

被引：77

作者：

Cahill, L ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Irvine, Irvine, CA 92717 USA

来源：

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN | 2005年 / 292卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1038/scientificamerican0505-40

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Medical researchers have found that male and female brains differ a bit in architecture and activity and research into these variations could lead to sex-specific treatments for disorders such as depression and schizophrenia. In many cases, sex differences in the brain's chemistry and construction influence how males and females respond to the environment or react to and remember stressful events. Several intriguing behavioral studies add to the evidence that some sex differences in the brain arise before a baby draws its first breath. Neuroscientists are continuing to identify all the sex-related variations in the brain and pinpointing their influences on cognition and propensity for brain-related disorders.

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