书目名称 | Sex Differences in Brain Function and Dysfunction |
编辑 | Claire Gibson,Liisa A. M. Galea |
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概述 | Sheds light on how brain function and resultant behaviors may differ between the sexes.Explains why the effect of sex and gender impacts upon our knowledge of the pathology and development of treatmen |
丛书名称 | Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences |
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描述 | .Does sex matter when it comes to brain function? This volume attempts to answer this very important question which is of relevance to the disciplines of psychology, neuroscience, psychiatry and neurology. Understanding how brain function and resultant behaviors may differ between the sexes impacts upon our knowledge of the pathology and development of treatments for various neurological and psychiatric disorders, particularly those that show significant sex differences in either prevalence and/or manifestation of symptoms...This volume covers three main themes of research into sex differences in basic neurobiology, psychology, preclinical research and clinical research. It begins by exploring our understanding of sex and gender in relation to both animal and human behaviors and discusses the relevance, and importance, of considering sex and gender when conducting research into brain function and behaviors. The second theme focuses on how sex and gender influence mentalhealth and considers the impact of our immune system and the changes that occur with ageing. Finally, the third aspect focuses on examples of neurological disorder which show sex differences in terms of their aetiol |
出版日期 | Book 2023 |
关键词 | sex; gender; neuroendocrinology; neurology; brain function |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26723-9 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-031-26725-3 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-031-26723-9Series ISSN 1866-3370 Series E-ISSN 1866-3389 |
issn_series | 1866-3370 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |