Re: Amusing article on sex differences

Lance <lachenicht@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> A recent Scientific America had a long article on all the many
> differences so far discovered between male and female brains. Not
> nearly as clear cut as this amusing article, it points out the we have
> no idea why most of the differences exist, or what they actually mean
> in terms of brain function. The differences extend even to the action
> of particular chemicals and neuro transmitters, which in some cases
> seem to have opposite effects in male and female brains. But the
> authors point out that the evidence suggests that different treatments
> for mental disorders in the two sexes may be warranted...

Today I did a gene expression analysis and found male and female mice
responding in opposite directions to dietary changes. We know males and
females store fat in different places but beyond that...

Peter

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