Sex/gender differences in cognitive abilities
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Sex/gender differences in cognitive abilities. / Kheloui, Sarah; Jacmin-Park, Silke; Larocque, Ophélie; Kerr, Philippe; Rossi, Mathias; Cartier, Louis; Juster, Robert Paul.
In: Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, Vol. 152, 105333, 09.2023.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Sex/gender differences in cognitive abilities
AU - Kheloui, Sarah
AU - Jacmin-Park, Silke
AU - Larocque, Ophélie
AU - Kerr, Philippe
AU - Rossi, Mathias
AU - Cartier, Louis
AU - Juster, Robert Paul
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023
PY - 2023/9
Y1 - 2023/9
N2 - Sex/gender differences in cognitive sciences are riddled by conflicting perspectives. At the center of debates are clinical, social, and political perspectives. Front and center, evolutionary and biological perspectives have often focused on ‘nature’ arguments, while feminist and constructivist views have often focused on ‘nurture arguments regarding cognitive sex differences. In the current narrative review, we provide a comprehensive overview regarding the origins and historical advancement of these debates while providing a summary of the results in the field of sexually polymorphic cognition. In so doing, we attempt to highlight the importance of using transdisciplinary perspectives which help bridge disciplines together to provide a refined understanding the specific factors that drive sex differences a gender diversity in cognitive abilities. To summarize, biological sex (e.g., birth-assigned sex, sex hormones), socio-cultural gender (gender identity, gender roles), and sexual orientation each uniquely shape the cognitive abilities reviewed. To date, however, few studies integrate these sex and gender factors together to better understand individual differences in cognitive functioning. This has potential benefits if a broader understanding of sex and gender factors are systematically measured when researching and treating numerous conditions where cognition is altered.
AB - Sex/gender differences in cognitive sciences are riddled by conflicting perspectives. At the center of debates are clinical, social, and political perspectives. Front and center, evolutionary and biological perspectives have often focused on ‘nature’ arguments, while feminist and constructivist views have often focused on ‘nurture arguments regarding cognitive sex differences. In the current narrative review, we provide a comprehensive overview regarding the origins and historical advancement of these debates while providing a summary of the results in the field of sexually polymorphic cognition. In so doing, we attempt to highlight the importance of using transdisciplinary perspectives which help bridge disciplines together to provide a refined understanding the specific factors that drive sex differences a gender diversity in cognitive abilities. To summarize, biological sex (e.g., birth-assigned sex, sex hormones), socio-cultural gender (gender identity, gender roles), and sexual orientation each uniquely shape the cognitive abilities reviewed. To date, however, few studies integrate these sex and gender factors together to better understand individual differences in cognitive functioning. This has potential benefits if a broader understanding of sex and gender factors are systematically measured when researching and treating numerous conditions where cognition is altered.
KW - Cognition
KW - Evolutionary psychology
KW - Feminist perspectives
KW - Gender diversity
KW - Sex differences
KW - Sexually polymorphic cognition
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85166296602&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105333
DO - 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105333
M3 - Review
C2 - 37517542
AN - SCOPUS:85166296602
VL - 152
JO - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
JF - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
SN - 0149-7634
M1 - 105333
ER -
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