Man and woman : an inside story

Man and woman : an inside story / Donald W. Pfaff.

"The saga of sex differences in brain and behavior begins with a tiny sperm swimming toward a huge egg, to contribute its tiny Y chromosome plus its copies of the other chromosomes. Genetic, anatomic and physiologic alterations in the male ensue, making his brain and behavior different in speci...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pfaff, Donald W., 1939-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Sex differences (Psychology)
Sex differences.
Table of Contents:
  • What scientists fight about when they fight about sex
  • Chromosomes for him and her
  • Hormones on the brain
  • Neonatal hormones, brain structure, and brain chemistry
  • Mating and parenting
  • Males fighting
  • Females befriending (males, too)
  • Pain and suffering
  • Perilous times : newborns and adolescents
  • Sex gone wrong
  • Bottom line.

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