Detailed Biography:
His research has helped establish the concept of the hormone-dependent sexual differentiation of the structure and function of the brain. The mammalian brain appears to be inherently feminine, or perhaps neuter, and must be exposed to testicular hormones during development to attain the masculine traits characteristic of the male of a species.
Publications:
A selected list of publications:
Allen LS, Gorski, RA
Sex differences in the human brain,
Encyclopedia of the Human Brain ,
2002; 4:
289-308.
Kawashima S, Gorski RA
Sexual differentiation of the brain: an historical perspective,
Neuroplasticity, Development and Steroid Hormone Action,
2002;
1-7.
Gorski RA
Sexual differentiation of the brain,
The FASEB J,
2000; 14:
A42.
Gorski RA
Sexual differentiation of the nervous system,
Principles of Neural Science,
2000;
1130-48.
Woodson JC, Gorski RA
Structural sex differences in the mammalian brain: Reconsidering the male/female dichotomy,
Sexual Differentiation of the Brain,
2000;
229-55.
Gorski RA, Balleine BW, Woodson JC
The expression of organizational differences in androgen-dependent partner preference requires sexual experience in female rats exposed to androgen perinatally,
Soc. Neurosci. Abstr,
1999;
25-73.
Gorski RA
Sexual differentiation of the brain,
Principles of Medical Biology: Reproductive Endocrinology and Biology,
1998;
159-68.
Gorski RA
Sexual differentiation of the brain,
Principles of Medical Biology: Reproductive Endocrinology and Biology,
1998;
159-68.