Over the past two decades, there has been a tremendous increase in our understanding of
structural and functional brain development in adolescence. However, understanding the …

Cognitive neuroscience research has traditionally overlooked half of the population. Arguing
that variability in ovarian hormones confounds empirical findings, girls and women have …

In the last decade, there has been a remarkable surge in research on the neural and
behavioral correlates of hormonal contraceptive use, particularly oral contraceptive use …

Highlights•Prenatal androgens influence sex-related characteristics to varying
degrees.•Androgens facilitate male-typed activities through interest in things versus …

For decades, developmental research has involved the study of sex differences in language
acquisition. Many studies of these differences have found a slight advantage in competence …

Males are diagnosed with autism much more frequently than females, and most research
study samples reflect this male predominance. The result is that autistic females are …

This article is part of a Special Issue" Estradiol and cognition". Estrogens have been seen to
play a role in human cognitive abilities, but questions remain about the cognitive impact of …

Conversations about gender and spatial skills frequently dissolve into a hackneyed debate
over nature and nurture. This is particularly true for conversations concerning three …

During adolescence, processes that control food intake (executive functions [EF]) undergo
extensive refinement; underlying differences in EF may explain the inability to resist …

Background Studies investigating the influence of perinatal hormone exposure on sexually
differentiated traits would greatly benefit from biomarkers of these early hormone actions …