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Jenny Graves, Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University

Hundreds of genes act differently in the brains of men and women

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Differences between men and women in intelligence and behaviour have been proposed and disputed for decades.

Now, a growing body of scientific evidence shows hundreds of genes act differently in the brains of biologically male or female humans. What this means isn’t yet clear, though some of the genes may be linked to sex-biased brain disorders such as Alheizmer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

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