Surprising new findings indicate that many conclusions about sex differences and
similarities in cognitive abilities need to be reexamined. Cognitive sex differences are …

Studies have shown differences in specific cognitive ability domains and risk of Alzheimer's
disease between the men and women at later age. However it is important to know that sex …

Adolescence is a developmental period characterized by dramatic changes in cognition, risk-
taking and social behavior. Although gonadal steroid hormones are well-known mediators of …

The measurement of puberty is an intricate and precise task, requiring a match between
participants' developmental age and appropriate techniques to identify and capture …

Sex/gender differences in cognitive sciences are riddled by conflicting perspectives. At the
center of debates are clinical, social, and political perspectives. Front and center …

Hormones of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis that regulate reproductive
function have multiple effects on the development, maintenance and function of the brain …

How and why are teenagers different from children and adults? A key question concerns the
ways in which pubertal development shapes psychological changes in adolescence directly …

Background: Hormonal contraceptive drugs are being used by adult and adolescent women
all over the world. Convergent evidence from animal research indicates that contraceptive …

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

Widespread sex differences in human brain structure and function have been reported.
Research on animal models has demonstrated that sex differences in brain and behavior …