PSY E111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Y Chromosome, Psy, Virilization
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Group of glands that produce hormones that regulate the body. Pituitary at base of brain regulates growth, releases hormones into blood. Hormones travel through the blood, affect other tissues, including the brain. Endocrine function is relatively slow but its effects are long-lasting. Autism, adhd, tourette"s, parkinson"s, schizophrenia are more common in men. Depression, ms, ptsd, lupus, and eating disorders are more common in women. Therefore, estrogen could be neuroprotective, inhibits special memory but enhances declarative memory, reduces seizure thresholds, decreases risk for. Alzheimer"s, improves mood and cognitive function in women with dementia, increases risk of breast and uterine cancer. Cognitive function-difference between what males and females can do is small, the difference in how they do it is large. Most basic animal research includes only males, but this may give rise to misleading results. Produced by gonads, acts through receptors in the body and brain. Sex differences can relate to chromosomes, gonads, gender roles, gender identities, and sexual orientation.
