Brain gender /

Do biological factors, such as gonadal hormones, determine our sexual destiny after our genes are in place? Do they make men aggressive, or women nurturing? This book traces the factors that influence the brain, beginning with testosterone and other hormones during prenatal life.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hines, Melissa
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Subjects:	Neuropsychology. Sex differences. Psychoneuroendocrinology. Neuroendocrinology. Psychophysiology. Neuropsychology Sex Characteristics Brain > drug effects Gonadal Steroid Hormones > physiology Neuroendocrinology Psychophysiology Différences entre sexes. Neuropsychoendocrinologie. Neuropsychologie. Neuroendocrinologie. Psychophysiologie. 77.50 psychophysiology. Psychoneuroendocrinology Sex differences Gehirn Geschlechtsunterschied Psychoendokrinologie Sekseverschillen. Hersenen. Endocrien systeem. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. Sex Differences in Human Behavior
2. Is It a Girl or Is It a Boy?
3. The Sexual Animal
4. Sex and the Animal Brain
5. Gonadal Hormones and Human Sexuality
6. Sex and Play
7. Androgen and Aggression
8. Hormones and Parenting
9. Androgen, Estrogen, and Cognition
10. Sex and the Human Brain
11. Engendering the Brain.