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Jo Neill and Kay
Marshall
Evidence is accumulating for the existence of subtle
differences in the brain structure and neurobiology of
men and women; differences which may account
for differences in behaviour.
At least part of these differences may act through the
sex steroids, oestrogen,
testosterone and progesterone. There is also gathering
belief in the hypothesis that oestrogen has
neuroprotective properties which influence both normal
and disturbed behaviour, as observed in psychiatric
disorders such as schizophrenia.
Dr Neill is Reader in Psychopharmacology in the School
of Life Sciences at the University of Bradford and Dr
Marshall is Head of Division in the School of Pharmacy.
They are currently collaborating on research into gender
differences in cognitive function. Their presentation
will focus on the evidence for sex differences in brain
and behaviour shown by clinical and preclinical
studies. |