Gender differences in brain and behavior: Hormonal and neural bases

被引:97
作者
Kelly, SJ [1 ]
Ostrowski, NL
Wilson, MA
机构
[1] Univ S Carolina, Dept Psychol, Columbia, SC 29208 USA
[2] Univ S Carolina, Sch Med, Dept Physiol & Pharmacol, Columbia, SC 29208 USA
[3] Eli Lilly & Co, Womens Hlth Unit, Indianapolis, IN 46285 USA
关键词
gender differences; sex differences; estrogen; hormones; review;
D O I
10.1016/S0091-3057(99)00167-7
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
This article briefly discusses the difficulties in determining the brain-behavior relationship and reviews the literature on some potential mechanisms underlying gender differences in behavioral responses. Mechanisms that are discussed include genetic effects, organizational effects of gonadal hormones, genomic actions of steroids, nongenomic effects of steroids, and environmental influences. The review is an introduction to the articles presented in this special volume on gender differences in brain and behavior. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Inc.
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页码:655 / 664
页数:10
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