Located Neuroscience: reviewing sex/gender differences in brain research

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https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-6746.2020.2.36565

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Neuroscience. Gender. Sex. Sex differences.

Abstract

The goal of this paper is to present critics made by neuroscientists to research that seeks differences presented in the brain between men and women, mainly using neuroimaging. Since early 2000s, the concern with the use of neuroscience to justify gender stereotypes and the lack of criteria from the researchers to differentiate the expressions “sex” and “gender” have involved many neuroscientists in the deeper nature and nurture debate presented by such researches. Besides, it is imperative to think about the impact of these results, considering that they provide arguments for the several social discourses and contribute a lot to the understanding of human abilities.

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Laura D. Guerim, Universidade La Salle (UniLaSalle), Canoas, RS

Doutora em Clínica Médica pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS). Pós-doutoranda no PPG em Memória Social e Bens Culturais Universidade La Salle em Canoas, RS.

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2020-06-03

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Guerim, L. D. (2020). Located Neuroscience: reviewing sex/gender differences in brain research. Veritas (Porto Alegre), 65(2), e36565. https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-6746.2020.2.36565

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