Considering sex as a biological variable will be valuable for neuroscience research

Rebecca M. Shansky; Catherine S. Woolley

doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1390-16.2016

Considering sex as a biological variable will be valuable for neuroscience research

Rebecca M. Shansky^*, Catherine S. Woolley

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Neurobiology

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Abstract

The recently implemented National Institutes of Health policy requiring that grant applicants consider sex as a biological variable in the design of basic and preclinical animal research studies has prompted considerable discussion within the neuroscience community. Here, we present reasons to be optimistic that this new policy will be valuable for neuroscience, and we suggest some ways for neuroscientists to think about incorporating sex as a variable in their research.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	11817-11822
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Neuroscience
Volume	36
Issue number	47
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1390-16.2016
State	Published - Nov 23 2016

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