Brian Structures and Sexual Orientation
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 00:49:04
Category: / Science & Technology / Biology
Length: 6 pages (1619 words)
Category: / Science & Technology / Biology
Length: 6 pages (1619 words)
Males and Females have the same structures within the brain, though particular structures differ in size, one structure, the Third Inistitial Nucleus of the Anterior Hypothalamus (INAH 3) is generally larger in the male population (LeVay, 1991) except in men who are homosexual. LeVay (1991) has shown that homosexual males have similar size structure of the INAH 3 to women. The similarity in INAH 3 size between homosexual men and heterosexual women maybe a cause of 'femininity' as Gorman (1994) stated …
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