• We also investigated whether reversed sexual size dimorphism (females larger than males) in this species leads to differences between sexes in foraging behavior and whether this or other factors contribute to variation in breeding success. (bas.ac.uk)
  • Despite marked sexual size dimorphism, we failed to find any difference in foraging tactics between males and females. (bas.ac.uk)
  • Goymann W, Brumm H, Kappeler PM (2023) Biological sex is binary, even though there is a rainbow of sex roles. (dpz.eu)
  • Differences between men and women in the performance of tests designed to measure spatial abilities are explained by evolutionary psychologists in terms of adaptive design. (nationalaffairs.com)
  • This may help stakeholders such as educators, teachers, parents, students, and curriculum developers in understanding the lasting role of childhood toys on development of spatial abilities which influence the learning of school science. (oapub.org)
  • Sex differences in cognitive abilities: A cross-cultural perspective. (oapub.org)
  • For instance, while several media accounts highlighted Barres's testimonial about losing "the ability to cry easily … upon starting hormone treatment," only one article that we found noted that Barres says his "spatial abilities have increased as a consequence of taking testosterone" - a personal admission that would seem to undercut his argument about the significance of innate differences for scientific careers. (thenewatlantis.com)
  • Sex differences in vertebrate spatial abilities are typically interpreted under the adaptive specialization hypothesis, which posits that male reproductive success is linked to larger home ranges and better navigational skills. (sciety.org)
  • Our findings suggest that poison frog reproductive strategies shape space use patterns but not navigational performance, providing counterevidence to the prevailing view of adaptive sex differences in spatial abilities. (sciety.org)
  • Research suggests that males and females may exhibit differences in cognitive abilities, such as spatial reasoning, language skills, and emotional expression. (thepeopleshub.org)
  • Since the early years of the twentieth century, it has been consistently asserted that there is no sex difference in average general intelligence, defined as the sum of cognitive abilities measured by individuals' IQ scores obtained on tests [ 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • For example, a study of gender differences in spatial abilities found that while males outperformed females on average, the gap was smaller in cultures that valued spatial skills equally for both sexes. (wocolo.com)
  • Sex chromosomes (XX for females and XY for males) primarily dictate sexual differentiation. (thepeopleshub.org)
  • Humans have forty-six chromosomes, including two sex chromosomes, XX in females and XY in males. (en-academic.com)
  • Sex" (female or male) is based on chromosomes, gonads, hormones, and genitals and is a biological descriptive which does not consider lived experiences or the influence of social and cultural structures (Mulak et al. (autism.org)
  • This study reveals that non-genetic factors, and to a lesser extent, genetic factors appear to influence mutual eye gaze in adult chimpanzees, and is the first to report neuroanatomical correlates of mutual eye gaze variation in chimpanzees. (nature.com)
  • First, though there is widespread comparative interest in gaze-related behavior, such as mutual eye gaze and gaze following in nonhuman primates, there are few studies that have examined the potential role of genetic factors underlying individual variation in relatively large cohorts of individuals. (nature.com)
  • We found common and species-specific associations of climatic (precipitation, wind speed) and geographic (longitude, altitude) factors with the composite phenotypic variation. (frontiersin.org)
  • 7 Moreover, spatial variation in traffic pollution may contribute to socioeconomic inequalities in exposure and associated health effects. (bmj.com)
  • The predictions of sexual maturity status provided by this model suggested that much of the historical variation observed in mean relative condition of parr populations among tributaries of Harry's River could be due to differences among sex and maturity status among sites.There was a positive correlation between predicted % precocity and observed site-specific condition. (mun.ca)
  • These differences are not absolute, of course, and there is considerable overlap and variation within each sex. (wocolo.com)
  • Differences in the relative magnitude of the intra- and inter-household components of variation were observed between the two sets of THM measurements, with a greater proportion of the variation due to differences within seasons for the routine monitoring data and a greater proportion of the variation due to differences across locations for the exposure assessment study data. (who.int)
  • Broadly, my research strives to identify how variation arises and the processes by which it sorts into new species, as well as which ecological settings and factors that promote these processes. (lu.se)
  • Materials that guide comprehensive cancer control activities do not address spatial variation in cancer prevalence ( 6 ). (cdc.gov)
  • GIS can uncover spatial variation in environmental exposures, social phenomena, and health outcomes, which will enable interventions to be targeted spatially. (cdc.gov)
  • Sex Roles, 23(5/6), 291-303. (oapub.org)
  • We tracked individuals in natural environments to show that contrasting parental sex roles shape sex differences in space use, where the sex performing parental duties shows wider-ranging movements. (sciety.org)
  • In this piece, Sex matters Organization will help you to explore the significance of sex from a scientific and cultural perspective, highlighting its impact on individual development, reproduction, health, and gender roles. (thepeopleshub.org)
  • Brood parasitism, through changes in reproductive roles of sex or individual, may further diversify habitat use patterns among individuals. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Nevertheless, this study shows that habitat preference may differ between sexes, likely due to differences in sex roles, sex-based energy demands, and potential sexual conflict. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We deployed global positioning system (GPS) and immersion (activity) loggers on breeding Brown Skuas of known sex, body size and condition at Admiralty Bay, King George Island with the aim to examine the impacts of spatial and seasonal fluctuations in prey availability on movement and foraging behavior. (bas.ac.uk)
  • Girls and boys have qualitatively different play experiences throughout childhood and boys games and toys are often focussed on developing spatial skills. (theconversation.com)
  • The role of spatial cognition in medicine: Applications for selecting and training professionals. (oapub.org)
  • In Applied Spatial Cognition. (oapub.org)
  • We assessed the impact of lifestyle activities, known risk factors for sporadic late-onset AD (Apolipoprotein E □4 allele status, family history of dementia, and the Cardiovascular Risk Factors Aging and Dementia score), and their interactions on cognition. (medrxiv.org)
  • More frequent engagement in physically, socially and intellectually stimulating activities was associated with better cognition (verbal, spatial and relational memory), at baseline and follow-up. (medrxiv.org)
  • My work in cognition and learning in the wild has included a demonstration that complexity of sexual display relates to brain size, and that cognition may be an important factor in mechanisms of sexual display and mate choice. (exeter.ac.uk)
  • The Hunter-Gatherer Theory of Spatial Ability suggests that the adoption of a hunter-gatherer lifestyle (assuming a sexual division of labor) created differential selective pressure on the development of spatial skills in men and women and, therefore, cognitive differences between the sexes. (nationalaffairs.com)
  • We do know from research that early spatial experiences are related to the development of spatial skills in both boys and girls. (uw.edu)
  • We found a pattern of brain activation which was more congruent with the perceived sex than with the chromosomal sex," she says. (time.com)
  • This paper is of interest to organismal biologists and evolutionary scientists who study cognitive and behavioral sex differences including those with interests in the evolution of complex spatial behaviors. (sciety.org)
  • This is paralleled by sex-specific behaviors, with women more likely to adopt a wide range of preventive behaviors. (medrxiv.org)
  • Complicating matters even further for transgendered individuals is the fact that during childhood, many who grow up to be gay or lesbian identify themselves with behaviors associated with the opposite sex from which they are raised. (time.com)
  • Biological disparities contribute to sex-based differences in susceptibility, prevalence, and progression of various illnesses. (thepeopleshub.org)
  • In 2014-2015, the age- and sex-adjusted prevalence of obesity for lower poverty census tracts was 29% compared to 40% in higher poverty census tracts. (drexel.edu)
  • Cancer health disparities, defined as "differences in cancer incidence (new cases), cancer prevalence (all existing cases), cancer death (mortality), cancer survivorship, and burden of cancer or related health conditions that exist among specific population groups" ( 1 ), are a priority for public health research. (cdc.gov)
  • A questionnaire was used for the dietary survey Data thus obtained revealed the widespread prevalence of malnutrition among children the target population and allowed examination of the relationships between the various factors affecting the nutritional status of the children. (who.int)
  • We investigated the association between sex differences in reproductive strategies, spatial behavior, and androgen levels in three species of poison frogs. (sciety.org)
  • Biological sex refers to the classification of individuals as male or female based on their reproductive anatomy and physiology. (thepeopleshub.org)
  • The differences between male and female reproductive systems enable the production and transport of gametes, fertilization, and pregnancy. (thepeopleshub.org)
  • Objectives: Our aim was to test if machine learning algorithms can predict cancer mortality (CM) at an ecological level and use these results to identify statistically significant spatial clusters of excess cancer mortality (eCM). (bvsalud.org)
  • This study aimed to characterize the spatial and temporal patterns of mortality related to this co-infection in the country from 2000 to 2011. (ufc.br)
  • Descriptive and analytical study using secondary data obtained from the Health Information System Ministry of Health (SIM/DATASUS/MS). In study ecological time series and spatial analysis were integrated analysis of temporal and spatiotemporal patterns trends in risk areas identified for mortality related to co-infection TB and HIV/AIDS in Brazil. (ufc.br)
  • Neighborhood poverty is also strongly related to mortality: in 2015, the lower poverty census tracts had an age- and sex-adjusted mortality of rate of 678 per 100,000 persons compared to a rate of 951 per 100,000 persons in higher poverty tracts. (drexel.edu)
  • In the current study, one goal was to examine the independent and potential interactive effect of experiential and genetic factors on chimpanzee mutual eye gaze (MEG). (nature.com)
  • Here, we examine a basic spatial skill - wayfinding (the ability to plan routes and navigate a landscape) - in men and women in a natural, real-world setting as a means of testing the proposition that sex-based differences in spatial ability exist outside of the laboratory. (nationalaffairs.com)
  • This study will examine the extent to which gendered play choice is associated with visuo-spatial skills in children/adolescents. (theconversation.com)
  • Using intensive field monitoring and experimentally induced navigational challenges, the authors examine two different hypotheses for sex differences in spatial ability in three species of poison frog. (sciety.org)
  • Our results verify that spatial needs of males and females differ, and importantly, suggest that home range frequently shifts in location among years. (uark.edu)
  • Sexual dimorphism refers to the physical differences between males and females of the same species. (wocolo.com)
  • However, genetics alone cannot account for all the differences between males and females. (wocolo.com)
  • While some traits, such as height and muscle mass, show a clear difference between males and females, others, such as intelligence and personality, are more variable and context-dependent. (wocolo.com)
  • Some studies suggest that genetics and hormones account for most of the differences between males and females, while others suggest that socialization and cultural norms play a significant role as well. (wocolo.com)
  • Sexual differentiation is the process of development of the differences between males and females from an undifferentiated zygote (fertilized egg ). (en-academic.com)
  • Spatial and temporal variability in population densities and relative (length- specific) condition of Adantic salmon parr in Harry's River were examined over the period 1987-1997. (mun.ca)
  • AIMS: To assess spatial fluctuations, temporal variability, and errors due to sampling and analysis in levels of disinfection by-products in routine monitoring tap water samples and in water samples collected in households within the same distribution system for an exposure assessment study. (who.int)
  • We analyzed 105 positive and 68 negative water samples for larval presence and found no differences between them, suggesting the lack of specific physical characteristics in these categories. (bvsalud.org)
  • Beyond biological characteristics, sex influences psychological and behavioral traits. (thepeopleshub.org)
  • Nevertheless, even the sex-dichotomous differences are not absolute in the human population, and there are individuals who are exceptions (e.g., males with a uterus, or females with an XY karyotype ), or who exhibit biological and/or behavioral characteristics of both sexes. (en-academic.com)
  • Hormones, particularly testosterone and estrogen, play a crucial role in shaping the physical and behavioral traits of each sex . (wocolo.com)
  • Neuroscience has identified few reliable differences between men's and women's--or--boys' and girls' brains relevant to learning or education. (wepan.org)
  • That perception may derive from biological differences in their brains, says Dr. Dick Veltman, professor of neuroscience at VU Medical Center in Amsterdam, who has published research on children with gender identity issues. (time.com)
  • A close analysis of subjects taking the test revealed that humans do not only rely on spatial imagery to solve the puzzles, but also involve more complex strategies. (wikipedia.org)
  • These results suggest that the HMD-RAM is valuable for estimating spatial learning and memory in humans and may be a useful tool for early diagnosis of deficits in spatial learning and memory, including amnestic mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. (psychiatryinvestigation.org)
  • Neurobehavioral studies commonly show that hippocampal damage disrupts spatial learning and memory processing in mammals [ 4 ], including humans [ 5 ]. (psychiatryinvestigation.org)
  • According to previous studies, the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus of rodents and humans are involved in spatial learning and memory [ 10 , 11 ]. (psychiatryinvestigation.org)
  • Together, genetics and hormones create a complex interplay of factors that determine the degree and nature of sexual dimorphism in humans. (wocolo.com)
  • Comparison of genetic and health risk factors for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease between Hispanic and non-Hispanic white participants Alzheimers Dement. (usc.edu)
  • Sex-related Differences in Mathematics Achievement, Spatial Visualization and Affective Factors. (bvsalud.org)
  • Developing 3-D spatial visualization skills. (oapub.org)
  • However, altered functioning of regions of the spatial orientation/navigational network, particularly the posterior cingulate and the retrosplenial cortex, have been most consistently implicated in the few neuroimaging investigations of DTD. (nature.com)
  • We then translocated frogs from their home areas to test their navigational performance and found that the caring sex outperformed the non-caring sex only in one out of three species. (sciety.org)
  • sought to differentiate the explanatory power of two major hypotheses for sex differences in navigational ability: the adaptive specialization hypothesis, which links home range size and navigational ability, and the androgen spillover hypothesis, which links testosterone in males to navigational ability. (sciety.org)
  • The Getis-Ord Gi* statistic, a measure of the extent of spatial clustering, shows strong spatial segregation of poverty in Philadelphia. (drexel.edu)
  • This can involve both visual and vocal displays I have explored how learning of male display traits may lead to inter-population 'cultural' differences. (exeter.ac.uk)
  • Freedom from parental care and sex role differences may further differentiate breeding habitat preference between sexes in avian brood parasites. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Adult sex typing of children's toys. (oapub.org)
  • We don't yet know the extent to which personal experience or biology contribute to sex differences in adult spatial skills. (uw.edu)
  • The small chromosome, made up of the left end of X attached to the spindle-fibre region of 4, may be obtained in individuals (of either sex) that are otherwise normal diploids. (caltech.edu)
  • A recent paper in this journal by Detlefsen(1) is introduced as follows: "There is a well intrenched concept of recent genetics that hereditary factors or genes may be given fairly definite loci on chromosome maps and that these maps correspond to or represent, roughly perhaps, the actual conditions in the chromosome. (caltech.edu)
  • Morgan considered these two genes as lying in a "second chromosome," the first chromosome being the sex chromosome. (caltech.edu)
  • 2018). This ratio and observed sex/gender differences have underpinned our comprehension of autism and simultaneously stumped researchers for decades. (autism.org)
  • Some of the inter-specific differences could be related to diverging niche breadths and dispersal capacities, exemplifying that the evolution of trait integration and spatial phenotypic differentiation may differ between closely related species with overlapping distribution ranges. (frontiersin.org)
  • Currently, my main research activities include studies of mating-system and floral evolution in the neotropical vine Dalechampia, and studies of the role of species interactions in structuring the spatial and temporal dynamics of communities. (lu.se)
  • As suggested by a recent pilot study, DTD appears to aggregate in families, suggesting that there may be genetic factors involved in manifesting this condition 11 . (nature.com)
  • Second, is an individual's CP heritable, and how is its expression shaped by non-genetic factors? (exeter.ac.uk)
  • Spatial clustering of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Sardinia, Italy: The contribution of age, sex, and genetic factors. (cdc.gov)
  • Understanding the Biological and Social Significance of Sex is very important to living a good and quality life. (thepeopleshub.org)
  • Many differences, though, such as gender identity , appear to be influenced by both biological and social factors ( "nature" and "nurture" ). (en-academic.com)
  • Furthermore, the module deals with basic neuro-anatomy, cellular function, neural communication, the development and change of the brain, gender development (biological and social), sex, sleep, the workings of the psychoendocrine system, and the interaction of brain and immune system. (lu.se)
  • We collaborated with researchers and cancer prevention and control practitioners and used adaptive spatial filtering to create maps that show continuous surface representations of the proportion of all colorectal cancer cases diagnosed in the late stage. (cdc.gov)
  • Furthermore, when the influences of both of these factors were statistically removed simultaneously, all non-significant gender differences reduced further to become trivial by Cohen's (1988) standards. (nationalaffairs.com)
  • Instead of assuming hard-wired differences, attention to stereotypes and various influences on females' advancement can help educators design more effective interventions to stem the tide of women from STEM. (wepan.org)
  • My PhD thesis "Sex, costs and bowerbird tastes" originated as classical study of behavioural ecology, testing a series of models of sexual selection, but introduced me to the range of influences, usually studied under the guise of Psychology, that determine and shape individual's behaviour. (exeter.ac.uk)
  • My work on social influences on behaviour started by considering simple dyadic factors in which an individuals' signal, be they sexual or begging, can be modulated by the behaviour of others, including heterospecifics. (exeter.ac.uk)
  • Dr. Eliot will share current data on sex difference in the brain, and provide evidence bolstering the argument that females' advancement is hindered largely by societal factors that act from the earliest years of life. (wepan.org)
  • A graduate of Harvard and Columbia Universities, Dr. Eliot conducted post-doctoral research in cellular neurophysiology at Baylor College of Medicine before turning her attention to public education about brain development, neural plasticity, and sex differences. (wepan.org)
  • How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life (Bantam, 2000) and Pink Brain, Blue Brain: How Small Differences Grow Into Troublesome Gaps - And What We Can Do About It (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009). (wepan.org)
  • This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) encourages research on the biology of high-confidence risk factors associated with complex brain disorders, with a focus on the intracellular, transcellular, and circuit substrates of neural function. (nih.gov)
  • We show that IFNAR1KO results in partial, sex-dependent protection from neuronal injury and behavioral deficits in a transgenic model of HIV-induced brain injury. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In contrast, IFNAR1-deficiency, independent of sex, limits damage to neuronal dendrites, microgliosis, and activation of p38 MAPK and restores ERK activity in the HIVgp120tg brain. (biomedcentral.com)
  • that showed a number of differences between the male and female brain. (sciencebasedmedicine.org)
  • Our results indicate that for both spatial and verbal [skills], transgenders will perform and show regional brain activity similar to their desired rather than their biological sex," he says. (time.com)
  • The determination of biological sex involves genetic, hormonal, and anatomical factors. (thepeopleshub.org)
  • These variations are influenced by a complex interplay of genetic, hormonal, and environmental factors. (thepeopleshub.org)
  • In the first weeks of life, a fetus has no anatomic or hormonal sex , and only a karyotype distinguishes male from female. (en-academic.com)
  • Specific genes induce gonadal differences, which produce hormonal differences, which cause anatomic differences, leading to psychological and behavioral differences, some of which are innate and some induced by the social environment . (en-academic.com)
  • Importantly, these findings were obtained in children prior to the onset of puberty, so that these differences appear to be present at an early age, and are not necessarily due to hormonal changes associated with puberty. (time.com)
  • Sex differences may be induced by specific genes , by hormones, by anatomy , or by social learning . (en-academic.com)
  • She published a study in 2007, which examined how heterosexual female to male transgendered people responded to the smell of sex hormones, compared to heterosexual men and women. (time.com)
  • Investigation of other cases of human sex reversal ( XX males , XY females ) has led to discovery of other genes crucial to testicular differentiation on autosomes (e.g. (en-academic.com)
  • The term "sex/gender" is used in this article to describe instances where sex and gender influence the same aspect(s) of investigation or treatment. (autism.org)
  • [ 8 ] The exact pathogenesis by which this mutation causes the clinical findings in individuals with CHILD syndrome is still under investigation, but contributing factors likely include deficient cholesterol synthesis, buildup of toxic metabolites in the cholesterol biosynthesis pathway, and abnormal sonic hedgehog signaling. (medscape.com)
  • Specifically, the aim was to elicit, describe, and analyze the background, perspectives and experiences of the students that contributed in developing their spatial ability. (oapub.org)
  • Differences across census tracts (geographic areas defined by the US Census composed on average of about 4000 residents) can be used to approximately describe neighborhood differences. (drexel.edu)
  • We estimate important differences by sex: women show a substantially higher perception of threat along with a lower level of confidence in the health system. (medrxiv.org)
  • The poverty rate for the city as a whole hides important differences across neighborhoods. (drexel.edu)
  • Implication of Central Nervous System Barrier Impairment in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Gender-Related Difference in Patients. (cdc.gov)
  • Clinical variations in the extent of involvement are not thought to be secondary to the specific type of mutation, but rather the differences in the pattern of X inactivation. (medscape.com)
  • Conservation of animal populations requires knowledge of their habitat and spatial needs. (uark.edu)
  • The resulting paradigms, component pathways, and biological processes should be disseminated with sufficient detail to enrich common and/or federated data resources (e.g., those contributing to the Gene Ontology, Synaptic Gene Ontology, FAIR Data Informatics) in order to bridge the gap between disease risk factors, biological mechanism and therapeutic target identification. (nih.gov)
  • 2) Investigate the relationship between specific MP spatial profile types and risk factors for AMD (Study Two). (wit.ie)
  • Data on risk factors for AMD were obtained using a general health and lifestyle questionnaire. (wit.ie)
  • Study Two: The Spatial Profile of Macular Pigment and its Relationship with Risk Factors for AMD The presence of the 'central dip' MP spatial profile was significantly more common in older subjects (p = 0.004) and in current cigarette smokers, (p = 0.031). (wit.ie)
  • Neighborhood poverty is strongly associated with risk factors for multiple diseases: persons living in higher poverty neighborhoods tend to smoke more, have worse diets, and be more obese. (drexel.edu)
  • No significant correlations were found between site-specific relative condition and parr density, food availability or physical habitat factors. (mun.ca)
  • By using compositional analyses together with radio-tracking and land cover data, we determined patterns of habitat use and their sexual and diurnal differences. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We also found sexual differences in habitat composition and selection in the core-use area of home ranges (third-order selection). (biomedcentral.com)
  • These sex-related differences may generate different habitat preferences between male and female cuckoos. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Although this tool is widely used to study deficits in spatial memory in animal models, it has several restrictions that prevent its adaptation to human research and training. (psychiatryinvestigation.org)
  • This consensus has been challenged by a developmental theory of sex differences in intelligence. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A gene in the sex-determining region of the short arm of the Y, now referred to as SRY , has been found to direct production of a protein which binds to DNA, inducing differentiation of cells derived from the genital ridges into testes. (en-academic.com)
  • We conclude that experience, gendered patterns of activity, and self-assessment are contributing factors in producing previously reported differences in spatial ability. (nationalaffairs.com)
  • This study aimed to analyze the space-time patterns of their occurrence and co-occurrence and their associated environmental and socioeconomic factors. (bvsalud.org)
  • Moreover, sexual dimorphism can interact with other factors, such as race, ethnicity, and culture, to create complex patterns of inequality and privilege. (wocolo.com)
  • Some stocks appear to be heterogeneous, but the observations establish that the major causes of the variable sex ratio are genetic. (caltech.edu)
  • Contrary to historical findings, contemporary studies calculate an autism gender/sex ratio of 3:1, and recent investigations reveal gender biases in many diagnostic tools and assessments. (autism.org)
  • This can include the fundamental biology of these factors, components, and processes. (nih.gov)
  • Sex, an inherent aspect of human life, plays a crucial role in shaping both our biology and society. (thepeopleshub.org)
  • This study uses analysis of co-variance in order to determine which cognitive/learning (working memory, knowledge integration, epistemic belief of learning) or social/personality factors (test anxiety, performance-avoidance goals) might account for gender differences in SAT-V, SAT-M, and overall SAT scores. (nationalaffairs.com)
  • The results revealed that none of the cognitive/learning factors accounted for gender differences in SAT performance. (nationalaffairs.com)
  • However, the social/personality factors of test anxiety and performance-avoidance goals each separately accounted for all of the significant gender differences in SAT-V, SAT-M, and overall SAT performance. (nationalaffairs.com)
  • Taken as a whole, these results suggest that gender differences in SAT-V, SAT-M, and overall SAT performance are a consequence of social/learning factors. (nationalaffairs.com)
  • this means that there was no gender difference in performance for this negotiation. (nationalaffairs.com)
  • Sex differences in visuo-spatial processing: the impact of gender trait possession and gendered play choice on cognitive development: I am currently developing a research study in conjunction with Professor Maine from the Institute of Physics in London to investigate whether early play choice affects the development of visuo-spatial processing skills in young children. (theconversation.com)
  • Sex matters hold organizations to account for communicating and implementing clear policies , making it easier for them to do the right thing and they campaign for laws, policies and practices that are clear about sex, and that enable people to live as they choose in relation to gender expression and beliefs about gender identity. (thepeopleshub.org)
  • Understanding the distinction between biological sex and gender identity is crucial for promoting inclusivity, challenging stereotypes, and supporting gender equality. (thepeopleshub.org)
  • For example, a study of gender differences in aggression found that while males were generally more aggressive than females, the gap was smaller in cultures that emphasized cooperation and nonviolence. (wocolo.com)
  • So sex differences are real, and we should just pretend that we don't see sex and gender everywhere we look? (sciencebasedmedicine.org)
  • He asked if I would write about what the latest science really had to say about gender differences. (sciencebasedmedicine.org)
  • To correctly detail and discuss these topics, it is essential to understand that "sex" and "gender" are not interchangeable. (autism.org)
  • Given what we know, the autism community must consider whether the gender differences observed and understood in autism result from some mechanism we have yet to theorize or are simply a product of innate and foundational gender biases. (autism.org)
  • I think there's a recognition, slow going, but a recognition that women and girls present a bit differently and that there are definitely some gender differences in terms of symptoms. (autism.org)
  • As a private, Manning struggled with gender-identity issues, and this experience factored in the soldier's defense in explaining the leaks. (time.com)
  • In his work, he and his colleagues examined whether the brains of these children look more "male" or "female" when performing visual or verbal tasks that are designed to identify gender differences. (time.com)
  • Sex Matters is a UK-based not-for-profit organization. (thepeopleshub.org)
  • These results provide an in vivo account of how the functional topography of the LC changes over aging, and imply that spatial features of this organization are relevant markers of LC-related behavioral measures and psychopathology. (elifesciences.org)
  • Evidence in support of a model that predicts how biological and environmental factors interact to influence spatial skills. (oapub.org)
  • Individual differences in spatial skills appear early, before kindergarten. (uw.edu)
  • Boys' and girls' spatial skills tend to be similar during the preschool years. (uw.edu)
  • Is this because men have better spatial skills than women? (uw.edu)
  • Adults are more likely to encourage boys to engage in activities that support spatial skills, like blocks or more complex puzzles. (uw.edu)
  • This can lead to the misperception that boys are born with better spatial skills than girls. (uw.edu)
  • But with practice, girls' spatial skills can be as good as boys' spatial skills. (uw.edu)
  • The Mental Rotations Test is a test of spatial ability by Steven G. Vandenberg and Allan R. Kuse, first published in 1978. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ability and sex differences in spatial thinking: What does the mental rotation test really measure? (wikipedia.org)
  • Visuo-spatial ability is a key factor in performance in STEM subjects. (theconversation.com)
  • The present phenomenological study explores how school students see their childhood toys as facilitator or inhibitor of spatial ability in learning science in the school. (oapub.org)
  • Spatial ability in children's play with Lego blocks. (oapub.org)
  • Sex differences in spatial ability: Possible environmental, genetic, and neurological factors. (oapub.org)
  • Examining the spatial ability phenomenon from the student's perspective. (oapub.org)
  • The sex difference in spatial ability: A rejoinder. (oapub.org)
  • A rich and complex story emerges, including from the provision of evidence that is consistent with (but not necessarily yet definitively or exclusively in support of) the hypothesis that androgens may inadvertently affect spatial ability. (sciety.org)
  • The module focuses on basic cognitive functions such as attention, memory, language, spatial ability and executive functions. (lu.se)
  • GIS has value in the study of health disparities, particularly in its ability to connect data sets collected by different entities and organized at different levels of geography to illuminate difference on a fine scale, which is particularly of use in distinguishing communities' experiences. (cdc.gov)
  • Yet, over time, men tend to score higher on spatial reasoning tests than women. (uw.edu)
  • Our findings indicate that IFNAR1 plays a pivotal role in both sex-dependent and independent processes of neuronal injury and behavioral impairment triggered by HIV-1. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Our results indicate that when physical differences are accounted for, men and women with equivalent experience perform equally well at complex navigation tasks in a real-world setting. (nationalaffairs.com)
  • and my sense is that he takes it as a given that there are no significant differences between what a female might be interested in or capable of compared to males (other than the obvious physical differences). (sciencebasedmedicine.org)
  • The purpose of this paper was to assess sex differences in the intellectual function of early school-aged children in rural China. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Multilevel analyses were used to assess sex differences in intellectual functioning in 7-10-year-old children in rural China. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Therefore, in this paper, we aim to assess sex differences in the intellectual functioning of early school-aged children in rural China, where sons are preferred. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In contrast, sex-dimorphic differences are matters of degree (e.g., size of phallus ). (en-academic.com)
  • The aim of the course is to provide the future psychologists with knowledge and understanding of both general psychological functions and the psychology of differences based on biological psychology, cognitive psychology and neuropsychology. (lu.se)
  • The Role of Spatial Thinking in Undergraduate Science Education. (oapub.org)
  • In conclusion, to optimize the surveillance and control of chikungunya and Zika, this study's results revealed high-risk areas with increasing trends and priority months and the role of socioeconomic and environmental factors. (bvsalud.org)
  • Sex plays a critical role in health and disease. (thepeopleshub.org)
  • OBJECTIVES This PhD thesis was designed to: 1) Investigate the reproducibility of the MP spatial profile using customised heterochromatic flicker photometry (cHFP), and to relate the MP spatial profile to foveal architecture (Study One). (wit.ie)
  • RESULTS Study One: The Spatial Profile of Macular Pigment and its Relationship with Foveal Architecture Subjects who had the typical decline profile still had this profile after averaging repeated measures (Group 1). (wit.ie)
  • To address this aim we have designed the lungNENomics study, an international cohort of over 250 cases of pulmonary carcinoids, with clinical data and central pathology review, as well as whole-genome sequencing, RNA sequencing, DNA methylation array, and digital spatial profiling data. (who.int)
  • The paucity of information on some aspects of these factors prompted me to under this study In this project the epidemiology of protein energy malnutrition :was studied. (who.int)