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sex and gender differences
Also known as: gender differences, Sex differences, human sex differences
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Sex differences in cardiorespiratory control under hypoxia - Frontiers frontiersin.org Jan 30, 2025 8 facts
claimThe research article 'Sex differences in cardiorespiratory control under hypoxia' focuses on the autonomic nervous system, heart rate variability, hypoxemia, breathing, and sex differences.
claimSex differences are a significant factor that may considerably influence cardiorespiratory adjustments during hypoxia.
referenceA 2016 meta-analysis published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews found sex differences in healthy human heart rate variability.
referenceJoyner, Wallin, Charkoudian, and colleagues published a study in Experimental Physiology in 2016 regarding sex differences and blood pressure regulation in humans.
referenceCamacho-Cardenosa, Camacho-Cardenosa, Tomas-Carus, Timón, Olcina, and Burtscher published a 2022 study in the International Journal of Biometeorology regarding sex differences in the acute physiological response to normobaric hypoxic exposure.
referenceThe article titled 'Sex differences in cardiorespiratory control under hypoxia: the roles of oxygen desaturation and hypoxic exposure time' was published in the journal Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine on January 31, 2025.
referenceMiller et al. (2019) investigated age and sex differences in sympathetic and hemodynamic responses to hypoxia and the cold pressor test.
referenceSayegh et al. (2022) investigated sex differences in sympathetic neurocirculatory responses to chemoreflex activation.
Evolutionary Psychology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 4 facts
referenceIrwin Silverman and Marion Eals published 'Sex Differences in Spatial Abilities: Evolutionary Theory and Data' in the 1992 book 'The Adapted Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture', edited by Jerome Barkow, Leda Cosmides, and John Tooby.
referenceDavid DeSteno and Peter Salovey published 'Evolutionary Origins of Sex Differences in Jealousy? Questioning the ‘Fitness’ of the Model' in the journal Psychological Science in 1996.
claimThe results of the 1992 Buss et al. study are interpreted by some as confirming an evolutionary hypothesis regarding sex differences in jealousy, though this interpretation is contested by researchers such as DeSteno and Salovey (1996) and Harris and Christenfeld (1996).
referenceDavid Buss, Randy Larsen, Jennifer Semmelroth, and Drew Westin published 'Sex Differences in Jealousy: Evolution, Physiology, and Psychology' in 1992, examining evolutionary explanations for sex differences in jealousy.
Evolutionary psychology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 2 facts
referenceDavid P. Schmitt, Audrey E. Long, Allante McPhearson, Kirby O'Brien, Brooke Remmert, and Seema H. Shah authored the 2017 study 'Personality and gender differences in global perspective', published in the International Journal of Psychology.
claimEvolutionary psychologists explain basic gender differences, such as greater sexual eagerness in men and greater coyness in women, as sexually dimorphic psychological adaptations reflecting different reproductive strategies.
Is There a Male Brain and a Female Brain? | Child & Family Blog childandfamilyblog.com 2 facts
claimStudies that find differences between male and female brains are more likely to be published than studies that do not, and are more likely to be found in literature searches using terms like 'gender differences' and 'sex differences'.
claimBrain research across hundreds of studies shows little consensus regarding sex or gender differences in the brain.
Associations between dietary diversity and self-rated health in a ... link.springer.com Feb 28, 2025 2 facts
referenceZajacova et al. (2017) analyzed the structure of self-rated health across the adult life span, focusing on gender differences.
referenceMcCullough and Laurenceau (2004) conducted a 59-year longitudinal study on the natural history of self-rated health, specifically examining gender differences.
The Difference Between The Male and Female Brain - The Renewal ... therenewalpoint.com 1 fact
measurementScientists have discovered approximately 100 gender differences in the brains of men and women.
Sex-differences in the human respiratory system and their impact on ... researchgate.net 1 fact
claimWomen have smaller lungs than men, even when matched for height.
Complexity and the Evolution of Consciousness | Biological Theory link.springer.com Sep 14, 2022 1 fact
referenceWalter Veit and Heather Browning authored the forthcoming paper 'Pathological complexity and the evolution of sex differences', to be published in Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
How men's and women's brains are different | Stanford Medicine stanmed.stanford.edu May 22, 2017 1 fact
claimSome researchers face accusations of “neurosexism,” which involves the criticism that they are falling prey to stereotypes or interpreting human sex differences as biological when they may be cultural.