The sexed brain: Between science and ideology

Neuroethics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 295-303

  Vidal, Catherine ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Biological determinism; Brain; Cerebral plasticity; Gender; Sex

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM; COGNITION; GENDER IDENTITY; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 84905404972     PISSN: 18745490     EISSN: 18745504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12152-011-9121-9     Document Type: Article

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