Episode · Huberman Lab · 2025-02-13

Books mentioned on Essentials: How Hormones Shape Sexual Development

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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explain the crucial role hormones play in shaping the sexual development of both the brain and body. I discuss how biological masculinization and feminization depend on factors such as genetics, hormone ratios, and receptor availability.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

  1. An Introduction to Behavioral Endocrinology

    Randy Joe Nelson; Lance J. Kriegsfeld · at 15:14

    An Introduction to Behavioral Endocrinology by Randy Joe Nelson and Lance J.

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