PET and MRI show differences in cerebral asymmetry and functional connectivity between homo-and heterosexual subjects

I Savic, P Lindstr�m�- …�of the National Academy of Sciences, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Cerebral responses to putative pheromones and objects of sexual attraction were recently
found to differ between homo-and heterosexual subjects. Although this observation may�…

Sex dimorphism of the brain in male-to-female transsexuals

I Savic, S Arver�- Cerebral Cortex, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Gender dysphoria is suggested to be a consequence of sex atypical cerebral differentiation.
We tested this hypothesis in a magnetic resonance study of voxel-based morphometry and�…

Sexual orientation and its basis in brain structure and function

DF Swaab�- Proceedings of the National Academy of�…, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Current evidence indicates that sexual differentiation of the human brain occurs during fetal
and neonatal development and programs our gender identity—our feeling of being male or�…

[HTML][HTML] Brain structure changes associated with sexual orientation

M Votinov, KS Goerlich, AA Puiu, E Smith…�- Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Biological sex differences in brain function and structure are reliably associated with several
cortico-subcortical brain regions. While sexual orientation (hetero-versus homosexuality)�…

Brain response to visual sexual stimuli in heterosexual and homosexual males

T Paul, B Schiffer, T Zwarg, THC Kr�ger…�- Human Brain�…, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Although heterosexual and homosexual individuals clearly show differences in subjective
response to heterosexual and homosexual sexual stimuli, the neurobiological processes�…

The complex relationships between sex and the brain

D Joel, A Garcia-Falgueras, D Swaab�- The Neuroscientist, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
In the past decennia, our understanding of the sexual differentiation of the mammalian brain
has dramatically changed. The simple model according to which testosterone masculinizes�…

Sexual dimorphism in the human brain: evidence from neuroimaging

J Sacher, J Neumann, H Okon-Singer…�- Magnetic resonance�…, 2013 - Elsevier
In recent years, more and more emphasis has been placed on the investigation of sex
differences in the human brain. Noninvasive neuroimaging techniques represent an�…

Structural differences in the cerebral cortex of healthy female and male subjects: a magnetic resonance imaging study

TE Schlaepfer, GJ Harris, AY Tien, L Peng…�- Psychiatry Research�…, 1995 - Elsevier
There are both reproductive and nonreproductive behavioral differences between men and
women. Brain regions involved in determining sexual behavior have been reported to differ�…

Normal sexual dimorphism of the adult human brain assessed by in vivo magnetic resonance imaging

JM Goldstein, LJ Seidman, NJ Horton, N Makris…�- Cerebral�…, 2001 - academic.oup.com
The etiology and consistency of findings on normal sexual dimorphisms of the adult human
brain are unresolved. In this study, we present a comprehensive evaluation of normal sexual�…

[HTML][HTML] Incorporating sex as a biological variable in neuropsychiatric research: where are we now and where should we be?

D Joel, MM Mccarthy�- Neuropsychopharmacology, 2017 - nature.com
Understanding the multiplicity of ways in which sex can alter the brain is essential to crafting
policies and treatments that are beneficial for all human beings. This is particularly true for�…