Sexual Dimorphism in the Human Brain
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In this paper I explpore what is currently known about sexual dimorphisms of the human brain and the developmental processes that produce them. Specifically, I focus on how genetic information brings about changes in the prenatal and neonatal hormonal environment, how that hormonal environment affects developing neural structures, and what the ultimate results of those changes are.
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