In animals with social structures, the drive to reproduce is a complex process; governed by the brain, it's influenced by ...

Oxytocin is a hormone linked to bonding of all kinds—maternal, familial, romantic, social. In mice, the team found, the ...

A traditionally overlooked type of RNA plays an important role in promoting resilience to depression-but only in females.

The study examines the long-term effects of fluoxetine in rat brains when administered at a young age, lead to a series of findings that raise more questions than answers ...

In a nutshell Human placentas produce exceptionally high hormone levels that may have driven our brain evolution, not male competition as traditionally thought These pregnancy hormones directly ...

Though initially uncertain, his mother was ultimately convinced by scientific papers that suggested that her son could have a female brain trapped in a male body, and that this mismatch caused him ...

You're holding two wrinkly human brains, each dripping in formaldehyde. Look at one and then the other. Can you tell which brain is female and which is male? You can't. Humanity has been hunting for ...

The structural differences in male and female brains might explain why females are more prone to concussions and experience longer recovery from the injury than their male counterparts.

This article first appeared in Issue 14 of our digital magazine CURIOUS. The question of whether there’s a tangible difference between male and female brains is one of the most compelling ...