Neuroendocrine Pathways: Brain, Sex, and Hormones

Harvard FAS

This course focuses on the study of the neuro-endocrine interactions that determine the organizational and functional effects of hormones in the brain throughout development with a focus on the role of sex hormones (estradiol, testosterone) in the brain. The course will address a) the role of hormones in the sexual differentiation of the brain; b) the role of the brain in the maintenance of the body homeostasis through the regulation of the different endocrine axes; c) central control of…