The early postnatal period, mini-puberty, provides a window on the role of testosterone in human neurobehavioural development
| Autor: | Melissa Hines, Debra Spencer, Karson T. F. Kung, Mihaela Constantinescu, Rebecca M. Noorderhaven, Wendy V. Browne |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Spencer, Debra [0000-0003-0098-5658], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Behavior Brain development Gender & Development General Neuroscience Period (gene) Neuropsychology Brain BF Testosterone (patch) Early infancy Experimental research 03 medical and health sciences QH301 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine Sex Factors Gestation Humans Testosterone Psychology Neuroscience 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| ISSN: | 0959-4388 |
| Popis: | Experimental research in non-human mammals indicates that testosterone exposure during early periods of rapid brain development has enduring influences on brain and behaviour. These influences are exerted when testosterone is higher in developing males than females, and the affected characteristics are those that differ by sex. Testosterone is higher in males than in females from about weeks 8 to 24 of human gestation and then again during early infancy, and both of these periods are times of rapid brain development. Substantial evidence suggests that testosterone prenatally influences human neurobehavioral development. Emerging evidence suggests that the early postnatal period is important too. This early postnatal period could provide a window for studying testosterone interacting with experience to shape human gender development. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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