Sex differences in genetic mechanisms for mammalian brain and behavior

There are sex specific genetic mechanisms for mammalian brain and behavior. These are genes that act differently in each sex. They may underlie either similarities or differences in brain and behavior of males and females. Some of these genes are autosomal. Others are located on the non-recombining part of the Y chromosome. Genes on this region of the Y chromosome may contribute to sex differences in brain and behavior in three ways. First, a...