Professor Catherine Woolley discusses how sex differences in the brain are misunderstood on the Cerebrum Podcast
January 16, 2021
Catherine Woolley, the William Deering Professor of Neurobiology, discusses how sex differences in the brain are misunderstood on the Cerebrum Podcast and in the The Dana Foundation’s Winter 2021 cover story in Cerebrum Magazine.
“New research shows that some fundamental molecular pathways in the brain operate differently in males and females, and not just by a little. In some cases, molecular sex differences are all-or-nothing,” said Catherine Woolley.
“Recognition that male and female brains differ at a molecular level has the potential to transform biomedical research. Drugs act on molecular pathways. If those pathways differ between the sexes, we need to know how they differ as early as possible in the long (and expensive) process of developing new medicines and treatments for disease.”
Listen to the podcast:
Related:
Study: “Sex Differences in Molecular Signaling at Inhibitory Synapses in the Hippocampus”
Throughout her career, Catherine Woolley has been dedicated to building networks across the scientific community. Learn more about her work in the video below: “New Knowledge for a Complex World: Catherine Woolley.”
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