How hype and hyperbole distort the neuroscience of sex differences

Gina Rippon; Lise Eliot; Sarah Genon; Daphna Joel; Matthew F. S. Rushworth

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3001253

How hype and hyperbole distort the neuroscience of sex differences

Gina Rippon^*
, Lise Eliot
, Sarah Genon
, Daphna Joel
, Matthew F. S. Rushworth (Editor)

^*Corresponding author for this work

Stanson Toshok Center for Brain Function and Repair, Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, North Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.
Institute for Neuroscience and Medicine, Brain & Behavior (INM-7), Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany.; Institute for Systems Neuroscience, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
School of Psychological Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.; Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PJ, United Kingdom; Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PH, United Kingdom

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Sex/gender differences in the human brain attract attention far beyond the neuroscience community. Given the interest of nonspecialists, it is important that researchers studying human female–male brain difference assume greater responsibility for the accurate communication of their findings.

Original language	English
Article number	e3001253
Journal	PLoS Biology
Volume	19
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001253
Publication status	Published - 10 May 2021

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