And it just happens that these can be influenced by manipulating sex hormone levels?
“it just happens” is massively underselling how much effect the sex hormones have on which genetics activate, isn’t it? somewhere on here someone did an analysis of how genetically-defined mouse neurons train the recognition of mouse squeaks, or something like that, which would be a wonderful bridge between your field and practical brain understanding.
(slightly off topic question I’ve been wanting to ask—are you familiar with evolutionary game theory?)
My phrasing was slightly tongue-in-cheek; I agree that sex hormones, hormone receptors in the brain, and the genomic regulatory elements that they activate, have pervasive effects on brain development and psychological sex differences.
Off topic: yes, I’m familiar with evolutionary game theory; I was senior research fellow in an evolutionary game theory center at University College London 1996 − 2000, and game theory strongly influenced my thinking about sexual selection and social signaling.
“it just happens” is massively underselling how much effect the sex hormones have on which genetics activate, isn’t it? somewhere on here someone did an analysis of how genetically-defined mouse neurons train the recognition of mouse squeaks, or something like that, which would be a wonderful bridge between your field and practical brain understanding.
(slightly off topic question I’ve been wanting to ask—are you familiar with evolutionary game theory?)
My phrasing was slightly tongue-in-cheek; I agree that sex hormones, hormone receptors in the brain, and the genomic regulatory elements that they activate, have pervasive effects on brain development and psychological sex differences.
Off topic: yes, I’m familiar with evolutionary game theory; I was senior research fellow in an evolutionary game theory center at University College London 1996 − 2000, and game theory strongly influenced my thinking about sexual selection and social signaling.