Trans Brains: The Science of Being Transgender (with NoahFinnce)

Episode 61,   Jun 15, 2020, 04:00 AM

Is there a difference between male and female brains? Is that the cause of dysphoria? We delve into these questions and more with returning guest NoahFinnce!

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References and Further Reading 
  1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28382847/?from_term=transgender&from_pos=3
  2. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29732618/?from_term=transgender&from_pos=4
  3. http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2016/gender-lines-science-transgender-identity/
  4. https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2019/10/14/how-is-the-science-behind-gender-division-evolving/
  5. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07238-8
  6. https://www.who.int/genomics/gender/en/index1.html
  7. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01237-z
  8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5953012/
  9. https://www.them.us/story/brain-scans-transgender-identity
  10. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-23976-1
  11. https://www.pnas.org/content/112/50/15468
  12. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811920301002
  13. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/gender-dysphoria/
  14. http://europepmc.org/backend/ptpmcrender.fcgi?accid=PMC2669491&blobtype=pdf
  15. https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-Sexual-Differentiation-of-the-Human-Brain%3A-Role-Bakker/402dbf3c223288f49fad94000487593a10c3c8c2
  16. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29050504/?from_term=transgender&from_pos=5
  17. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/nature/etc/hormones.html
  18. https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/sex-hormones-and-your-heart
  19. https://www.dana.org/article/hormones/
  20. https://health.howstuffworks.com/sexual-health/sexuality/secondary-sex-characteristics.htm
  21. https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/mens-health/what-is-gynaecomastia/
  22. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_steroid

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