Sexual differentiation largely involves GnRH and olfaction

Nature Reviews Neuroscience 7, 477-484 (June 2006) | doi:10.1038/nrn1909
Why sex matters

for neuroscience

Larry Cahill
Abstract

A rapidly burgeoning literature documents copious sex

influences on brain anatomy, chemistry and function. This article highlights some of the more intriguing recent

discoveries and their implications. Consideration of the effects of sex can help to explain seemingly contradictory

findings. Research into sex influences is mandatory to fully understand a host of brain disorders with sex

differences in their incidence and/or nature. The striking quantity and diversity of sex-related influences on brain

function indicate that the still widespread assumption that sex influences are negligible cannot be justified, and

probably retards progress in our field.

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