Sexual Differentiation of the Brain: Based on a Work Session of the Neurosciences Research Program

by Bruce S. McEwen and Robert W. Goy

This book, based on a Work Session of MIT's Neurosciences Research Program, presents a balanced account of a controversial topic-the relative importance of genes, hormones, and environment in the formation of sexual behavior. Research on rodents, birds, and primates, including humans, is reviewed, and the authors conclude that "the biological substrate seems important in humans as in other mammals." The information in this volume will help lay the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262070774
• ISBN13: 9780262070775
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 223 Pages