Overview
- Sheds light on how brain function and resultant behaviors may differ between the sexes
- Explains why the effect of sex and gender impacts upon our knowledge of the pathology and development of treatments
- Provides useful information to both mental health and neurology professionals and preclinical researchers
Part of the book series: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences (CTBN, volume 62)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Considering Sex and Gender in Research Studies
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Sex Differences in Cognitive and Mental Health Across the Lifespan
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Diseases of the Brain and Relevance of Sex
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About this book
Does sex matter when it comes to brain function? This volume attempts to answer this very important question which is of relevance to the disciplines of psychology, neuroscience, psychiatry and neurology. Understanding how brain function and resultant behaviors may differ between the sexes impacts upon our knowledge of the pathology and development of treatments for various neurological and psychiatric disorders, particularly those that show significant sex differences in either prevalence and/or manifestation of symptoms.
This volume covers three main themes of research into sex differences in basic neurobiology, psychology, preclinical research and clinical research. It begins by exploring our understanding of sex and gender in relation to both animal and human behaviors and discusses the relevance, and importance, of considering sex and gender when conducting research into brain function and behaviors. The second theme focuses on how sex and gender influence mentalhealth and considers the impact of our immune system and the changes that occur with ageing. Finally, the third aspect focuses on examples of neurological disorder which show sex differences in terms of their aetiology and/or symptomology and considers the relevance in the development of treatment for these disorders including dementia, stroke and multiple sclerosis.
This volume is of considerable interest to mental health and neurology professionals, including psychiatrists, neurologists, nurses, allied health clinicians and pharmacists. It is also helpful and important for preclinical researchers working in neuroscience, psychopharmacology and reproductive endocrinology.Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sex Differences in Brain Function and Dysfunction
Editors: Claire Gibson, Liisa A. M. Galea
Series Title: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26723-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-26722-2Published: 02 March 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-26725-3Published: 03 March 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-26723-9Published: 01 March 2023
Series ISSN: 1866-3370
Series E-ISSN: 1866-3389
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 373
Number of Illustrations: 70 b/w illustrations
Topics: Neurosciences, Neuropsychology, Psychiatry