Hormones drive many of these sex differences, while major life events — such as puberty, pregnancy, parenthood or even traumas — also help shape male and
female brain circuitry.
Not exact matches
As a first test, the researchers implanted electrodes into the
brains of
females to identify the
circuitry activated when they naturally formed a pair bond and mated.
Dulac's study — which used genetic manipulation and surgery to create VNO-less
female mice — reveals that the
circuitry for male behaviors appears to be present in all mouse
brains.