ReviewNeuroscience and biobehavioral reviews2020
Sexual partner preference in animals and humans.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- Meta-Analyses of Fraternal and Sororal Birth Order Effects in Homosexual Pedophiles, Hebephiles, and Teleiophiles.Archives of sexual behavior · 2021Pooled it
- Early life stress modulates social behavior via oxytocin and arginine vasopressin in males.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026Article
- Androgyny and atypical sensory sensitivity associated with savant ability: a comparison between Klinefelter syndrome and sexual minorities assigned male at birth.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2024Article
- About Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Thyroid Dysfunctions: Can Inherent Particulars of Same‑Sex Sexual Orientation Go Missing?Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Article
- Finger-Length Ratios and Sexual Orientation in Southern Spain: A Large Sample Study on Sex-Linked Personality and Cognitive Traits.Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Article
- Consensus and Caveats Concerning "Carving the Biodevelopment of Same-Sex Sexual Orientation at Its Joints": Reply to Peer Commentaries on VanderLaan, Skorska, Peragine, and Coome.Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Article
- Carving the Biodevelopment of Same-Sex Sexual Orientation at Its Joints.Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Article
- Hormonal, Genetic, Immunological: An Array of Mechanisms but How Do They Interact, If at All?Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Article
- Cortical Structure Differences in Relation to Age, Sexual Attractions, and Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents: An Examination of Mean Diffusivity and T1 Relaxation Time.Brain sciences · 2023Article
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- Inter-Network Brain Functional Connectivity in Adolescents Assigned Female at Birth Who Experience Gender Dysphoria.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Sexually Dimorphic Neurosteroid Synthesis Regulates Neuronal Activity in the Murine Brain.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2021Article
- An anthropometric study of sexual orientation and gender identity in Thailand.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- A Multi-Modal MRI Analysis of Cortical Structure in Relation to Gender Dysphoria, Sexual Orientation, and Age in Adolescents.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Glutamate in Male and Female Sexual Behavior: Receptors, Transporters, and Steroid Independence.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2020Review
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Abstract
Sex differences in brain and behavior of animals including humans result from an interaction between biological and environmental influences. This is also true for the differences between men and women concerning sexual orientation. Sexual differentiation is mediated by three groups of biological mechanisms: early actions of sex steroids, more direct actions of sex-specific genes not mediated by gonadal sex steroids and epigenetic mechanisms. Differential interactions with parents and conspecifics have additionally long-term influences on behavior. This presentation reviews available evidence indicating that these different mechanisms play a significant role in the control of sexual partner preference in animals and humans, in other words the homosexual versus heterosexual orientation. Clinical and epidemiological studies of phenotypically selected populations indicate that early actions of hormones and genetic factors clearly contribute to the determination of sexual orientation. The maternal embryonic environment also modifies the incidence of male homosexuality via immunological mechanisms. The relative contribution of each of these mechanisms remains however to be determined.
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