Daphna Joel is professor of psychology and neuroscience at Tel Aviv University in Israel.
Daphna Joel
Professor
Tel Aviv University
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Questions for Daphna Joel: Brain sex differences may be mirage
Instead of simply listing sex differences in the brain, researchers should consider how sex interacts with other factors to affect the brain, Joel says.
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3 January 2017 | 5 min read
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