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Charles H. Phoenix was a scientist whose most notable work investigated the role of sex steroids on the organizational role of the central nervous system. Phoenix and his colleagues discovered the relationship between the organizational effect of androgens and the subsequent impact on downstream behaviors. In this work, he suggested behavior stems from neural changes caused by prenatal hormone administration. Although the mechanisms of this organization were not yet fully established, the work substantially provided a solid base for the field of behavioral neuroendocrinology.
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White, B.A., Oliverio, R.B. (2022). Charles H. Phoenix. In: Nelson, R.J., Weil, Z.M. (eds) Biographical History of Behavioral Neuroendocrinology . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12970-4_11
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