1 | Introduction to Sex as a Biological Variable and the Video SeriesDuration: 7:10 A brief history of the NIH Policy on the inclusion of sex as a biological variable and introduction to the purpose of the video series. |
2 | Sex Differences in Hippocampal Structural and Synaptic Plasticity: Implications for Normal Learning and MemoryDuration: 14:03 Learn the basics of sex differences in hippocampal structural and synaptic plasticity, with particular attention to how biological sex influences neurogenesis, dendritic morphology, and long-term potentiation. |
3 | Sex Hormone Synthesis and Mechanism of ActionDuration: 6:38 Learn about the synthesis and mechanism of action of sex hormones and how they can change behavioral responses using fear learning and generalization as an example. |
4 | Sex Differences during Normal Aging and Pathological AgingDuration: 7:56 Learn about sex differences during normal and pathological aging, using Alzheimer’s disease as an example. |
5 | Sex Differences in Stress Reactivity and its Implications for Neuropsychiatric DiseasesDuration: 12:21 Learn about sex differences in behavioral and neurological responses to different types of stressors, with a focus on the role of the HPA axis, and how stress reactivity differences may mediate observed differences in the prevalence of neuropsychiatric diseases. |
6 | Sex Differences in Adult Social BehaviorDuration: 7:00 Learn about known sex differences in social behaviors, focusing on social recognition, social learning and aggression. |