Sex Hormones

Sex Hormones

His and Hers: Sex Differences in the Brain

The neurobiological sex differences in the male and female brain remain largely a mystery. Our author—an acclaimed neuroendocrinologist at Northwestern University—tells us what we know and why we don’t know more.

Sex Hormones

Sex Hormones and the Brain

Many of us think of hormones as chemical messengers that arrive during puberty to govern our reproductive development. But sex steroids like testosterone and estrogen also play a critical role in brain development.

Sex Hormones

Reaction to “Equal ≠ The Same: Sex Differences in the Human Brain”

A recent Cerebrum article by Larry Cahill about sex differences in the human brain has prompted a group of women academicians to respond and for the author to reply to their response. We encourage you to evaluate both points of view, as well as the original article, and form your own opinion.