Sex on the Brain: Gender, Sex and Biology

Sex on the Brain: Gender, Sex and Biology is a crosslisted Cognitive Science/Natural Science/Social Science class taught by Jane Couperus.

Course Description
This course is designed to examine sex, gender, and sexuality in multiple contexts. The primary aim of this course is to develop an understanding of the biology and neuropsychology of sex gender and sexuality. Additionally the course will examine how biological and environmental factors influence sex gender and sexuality across development and how these factors influence differences in brain and behavior. Course requirements will include reading primary research articles in the fields of psychology neuroscience sociology anthropology and women's studies. Students will also be asked to conduct library research write several short response and review papers and conduct a larger research project. Students are not required to have a scientific background but they are asked to be open to reading and evaluating scientific research. This is a core course in the Culture Brain and Development Program.