Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:

1. Articulate that sex differences in brain structure and function can stem from the effects of sex steriods.
2. Recognize that differences can also stem from the gonad-independent effects of the X vs. Y chromosome.
3. Recognize that other endocrine-related mechanisms (such as early life metabolic milieu) can affect brain structure later in life.

Faculty

Mark Palmart, MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics and Physiology
The Hospital for Sick Children - University of Toranto

Commercial Relationships: None