Males, females, and behavior : toward biological understanding / edited by Lee Ellis and Linda Ebertz ; foreword by Milton Diamond.

Other author Ellis, Lee, 1942-
Other author Ebertz, Linda.
Format Book
Publication InfoWestport, Conn. : Praeger, 1998.
Descriptionxxii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Psychophysiology.
Sex differences (Psychology)
Sex differences.
Sex differentiation.

Contents Foreword : Sexual development-- nature's substrate for nurture's influence / Milton Diamond -- pt. 1. Genetic and perinatal influences on male/female differences in behavior. Some genetic aspects of human sexual behavior / David E. Comings -- Sex hormonal modulation of neural development in vitro : implications for brain sex differentiation / Robert H. Lustig -- Evidence from opposite-sex twins for the effects of prenatal sex hormones / Edward M. Miller -- Effects of perinatal and puberal steroid imprinting of sexual behavior of adult rats / György Csaba --
Contents pt. 2. Neurological manifestations of perinatal sexual differentiation. Organizational and activational effects of dopamine on male sexual behavior / Elaine M. Hull ... [et al.] -- Gender-specific alterations in adult sexual behavior and brain neurotransmitters following prenatal morphine exposure / Ilona Vathy -- The involvement of neonatal 5HT receptor-mediated effects on sexual dimorphism of adult behavior in the rat / Catherine A. Wilson ... [et al.] -- Developmental significance of the postnatal testosterone "surge" in male primates / Alan F. Dixson, Gillian R. Brown, and Claire M. Nevison -- Sex differences in the organization of behavior patterns : endpoint measures do not tell the whole story / Evelyn F. Field and Sergio M. Pellis --
Contents pt. 3. Neuro-cognitive aspects of male/female differences in behavior. Cerebral asymmetry and cognitive performance show complementary fluctuations across the menstrual cycle / Geoff Sanders and Deborah Wenmoth -- Gender-related individual differences and National Merit Test performance : girls who are "masculine" and boys who are "feminine" tend to do better / Richard Lippa -- Gender differences in bereavement response and longevity : findings from the California State University Twin Loss Study / Nancy L. Segal -- Applying the interpersonal circle and evolutionary theory to gender differences in psychopathological traits / Katherine Blick Hoyenga ... [et al.].
General noteThis book is part of a culmination of a meeting held in Minot, N.D., under the auspices of Lee Ellis and Minot State University.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [241]-291) and indexes.
LCCN 97032949
ISBN0275959414 (alk. paper)