Simon Levay

Gay, Straight, and the Reason Why

The Science of Sexual Orientation

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What causes a child to grow up gay or straight? Neuroscientist Simon LeVay summarizes a wealth of scientific evidence that points to one inescapable conclusion: Sexual orientation results primarily from an interaction between genes, sex hormones, and the cells of the developing body and brain. LeVay takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of laboratories that specialize in genetics, endocrinology, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology, and family demographics. He describes, for instance, how researchers have manipulated the sex hormone levels of animals during development, causing them to mate preferentially with animals of… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-19-029738-1
EAN: 9780190297381
Produktnummer: 29055836
Verlag: Oxford University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Seitenangabe: 400 S.
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 14'008 KB
Auflage: 2. Auflage

Über den Autor

Simon LeVay, PhD, has served on the faculties of Harvard Medical School and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. He has written eleven books, including the New York Times best-seller When Science Goes Wrong (2008) and the textbook Discovering Human Sexuality (2015).