Biological studies of transgender identity: A critical review

RN Levin, L Erickson-Schroth, K Mak… - Journal of Gay & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: There is increasing public and research interest in transgender people and
communities. Coupled with this interest is a renewed pursuit of research into the possible …

Structural, functional, and metabolic brain differences as a function of gender identity or sexual orientation: a systematic review of the human neuroimaging literature

A Frigerio, L Ballerini, M Valdes Hernandez - Archives of sexual behavior, 2021 - Springer
This review systematically explored structural, functional, and metabolic features of the
cisgender brain compared with the transgender brain before hormonal treatment and the …

Reflections on neurofeminism and intersectionality using insights from psychology

A Duchesne, A Kaiser Trujillo - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Intersectionality contends that sex/gender is constituted of and with other social categories,
and that the social structures giving rise to inequality should be addressed in research. This …

Characterization of the 1H-MRS Metabolite Spectra in Transgender Men with Gender Dysphoria and Cisgender People

S Collet, S Bhaduri, M Kiyar, G T'Sjoen… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Much research has been conducted on sexual differences of the human brain to determine
whether and to what extent a brain gender exists. Consequently, a variety of studies using …

Brain connectivity dynamics in cisgender and transmen people with gender incongruence before gender affirmative hormone treatment

C Uribe, C Junque, E Gómez-Gil, M Díez-Cirarda… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Large-scale brain network interactions have been described between trans-and cis-gender
binary identities. However, a temporal perspective of the brain's spontaneous fluctuations is …

Replication of previous findings? Comparing gray matter volumes in transgender individuals with gender incongruence and cisgender individuals

B Clemens, M Votinov, AA Puiu, A Schüppen… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The brain structural changes related to gender incongruence (GI) are still poorly understood.
Previous studies comparing gray matter volumes (GMV) between cisgender and …

Minority Stress and the Effects on Emotion Processing in Transgender Men and Cisgender People: A Study Combining fMRI and 1H-MRS

M Kiyar, MA Kubre, S Collet, S Bhaduri… - International journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Minority stress via discrimination, stigmatization, and exposure to violence can
lead to development of mood and anxiety disorders and underlying neurobiochemical …

The fMRI correlates of visuo-spatial abilities: sex differences and gender dysphoria

G Gavazzi, AD Fisher, S Orsolini, A Bianchi… - Brain Imaging and …, 2022 - Springer
The contribution of brain regions to visuospatial abilities according to sex differences and
gender identity is inconsistently described. One potential explaining factor may be the …

Heed lessons from past studies involving transgender people: first, do no harm

M Kennis, R Staicu, M Dewitte, G T'Sjoen, AT Sack… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
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The colors of our brain: an integrated approach for dimensionality reduction and explainability in fMRI through color coding (i-ECO)

L Tarchi, S Damiani, P La Torraca Vittori… - Brain Imaging and …, 2021 - Springer
Several systematic reviews have highlighted the role of multiple sources in the investigation
of psychiatric illness. For what concerns fMRI, the focus of recent literature preferentially lies …