In the past, biological studies involving mice have relied on male test subjects to provide consistent and repeatable data. When translated to humans, these results are often non-reproducible, due to lack of understanding of biological differences in female systems. Years of scientific research has led to a serious gap in the perception of sexual dimorphism in the brain. The speakers curated for this symposium understand this gap in knowledge and focus on unearthing the biological differences in male and female brains. We believe that this symposium would be key in highlighting the lesser studied aspects of sexual dimorphism of the brain and would incite the need for better study design, avoiding gender bias.
This Special Session aims to foster a comprehensive discussion to advance excellence in brain and neuroscience research through the sharing of case studies, methodologies, and results that reflect sex/gendered characteristics in brain and neural science research.
1. Spread awareness about the excellence and importance of sex/gender-integrated brain research.
2. Discuss methodologies for sex/gender-specific brain research and explore collaborative opportunities.
3. Build a cooperation network among national and international researchers.
