Czy mózg ma płeć? Różnice płciowe w budowie ludzkiego mózgu

• Authors: Anna Czarnecka

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Does the brain have a gender? Sex-differences in the structure of the human brain

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

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Summary There are behavioural differences between men and women. In this review, anatomical basis of those differences, both related and non-related to reproduction, is discussed. The article considers sexually dimorphic nuclei of hypothalamus which are responsible for reproductive behaviours, as well as some cortical regions involved in sex-related control of cognitive functions.

• Journal: Kosmos
• Year: 2003
• Volume: 52
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 21-27

Dates

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2003

Contributors

author

Anna Czarnecka

• Zakład Psychofizjologii, Instytut Psychologii, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Mickiewicza 3, Kraków, Polska

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