Gorski R A
Hosp Pract. 1978 Oct;13(10):55-62. doi: 10.1080/21548331.1978.11707415.
Ontogenetically the brain is female and, regardless of genetic sex, would remain so if not exposed to gonadal hormones at a critical stage in its development. Research in animals in which this exposure occurs after birth is providing evidence that the differentiation of the neural substrates that regulate pituitary activity and sexual behavior is localized to a particular hypothalamic region.
从个体发育角度来看，大脑在本质上是雌性的，并且无论基因性别如何，如果在其发育的关键阶段没有接触到性腺激素，大脑将一直保持这种状态。对出生后才发生这种接触的动物进行的研究正在提供证据，表明调节垂体活动和性行为的神经基质的分化定位于特定的下丘脑区域。
