The overall purpose of the Workshop is to explore the extent to which sex differences affect brain and behavior, contribute to vulnerability to disease and how cultural and societal roles intersect with the biological basis of sex. The workshop will focus on several topic areas to increase our understanding of the mechanisms by which sex and gender, in animal models and people, respectively, influence health and disease. The format will involve talks by international renowned scientists, who have been engaged in research comprising multidisciplinary approaches from sexual selection to epigenetic mechanisms, from behavior to gender medicine, from biology to culture. All speakers are prepared to discuss how their research relates to concepts arising from the other disciplines to facilitate a highly interdisciplinary and interactive workshop for all the partecipants.
Sex differences caused by sex chromosome genes
Sex partner preference in animals and humans
Sex differences in stress regulation of arousal and cognition
Sex differences in the songbird brain: hormone plasticity and behavior
Sex Hormones, metabolism and Alzheimer disease
Regulation and 3D structure of the X chromosome and impact on sex chromosome disorders
NPY system, metabolism and stress response: male/female comparisons
'The two shall become one flesh. This is a great mystery' (Ep 5,31b-32a)
Evolution of Sex Differences in Trait- and Age-Specific Vulnerability
Human gender development
Rethinking sex and the brain: from dimorphism to mosaic
Immune origins of sex differences in the brain
Influence of sex and age on pain perception and morphine action
Sex-biased impact of genetic and environmental factors
Evolution of Anisogamy, Sexual Selection and sexual conflict
Sex-Biased Brain Development in Humans: Maps, Mechanisms and Meanings
Sex differences in kisspeptin expression: a role in sexual differentiation
Mechanisms underlying increased anxiety and cognitive decline induced by ovarian hormone loss
The Challenge of Developing a Human Brain Case for the Gendered Innovations Project
Sex differences and similarities in the neurobiology of pair bonding