Males, Females, and Behavior: Toward Biological Understanding

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Copyright Acknowledgments v
• Contents vii
• Illustrations ix
• Foreword: Sexual Development -- Nature's Substrate for Nurture's Influence xiii
• Preface xxi
• Part I - Genetic and Perinatal Influences on Male/ Female Differences in Behavior 1
• Chapter 1 - Some Genetic Aspects of Human Sexual Behavior 3
• Chapter 2 - Sex Hormonal Modulation of Neural Development in Vitro: Implications for Brain Sex Differentiation 13
• Chapter 3 - Evidence from Opposite-Sex Twins for the Effects of Prenatal Sex Hormones 27
• Chapter 4 - Effects of Perinatal and Puberal Steroid Imprinting on Sexual Behavior of Adult Rats 59
• Part II - Neurological Manifestations of Perinatal Sexual Differentiation 77
• Chapter 5 - Organizational and Activational Effects of Dopamine on Male Sexual Behavior 79
• Chapter 6 - Gender-Specific Alterations in Adult Sexual Behavior and Brain Neurotransmitters Following Prenatal Morphine Exposure 97
• Chapter 7 - The Involvement of Neonatal 5ht Receptor-Mediated Effects on Sexual Dimorphism of Adult Behavior in the Rat 109
• Chapter 8 - Developmental Significance of the Postnatal Testosterone "Surge" in Male Primates 129
• Chapter 9 - Sex Differences in the Organization of Behavior Patterns: Endpoint Measures Do Not Tell the Whole Story 147
• Part III - Neuro-Cognitive Aspects of Male/ Female Differences in Behavior 163
• Chapter 10 - Cerebral Asymmetry and Cognitive Performance Show Complementary Fluctuations Across the Menstrual Cycle 165
• Chapter 11 - Gender-Related Individual Differences and National Merit Test Performance: Girls Who Are "Masculine" and Boys Who Are "Feminine" Tend to Do Better 177
• Chapter 12 - Gender Differences in Bereavement Response and Longevity: Findings from the California State University Twin Loss Study 195
• Chapter 13 - Applying the Interpersonal Circle and Evolutionary Theory to Gender Differences in Psychopathological Traits 213
• References 241
• Name Index 293
• Subject Index 311
• About the Editors and Contributors 319

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