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) |
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Pages (from-to) | 11817-11822 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Neuroscience |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 47 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 23 2016 |
Funding
This work was supported by National Institutes of Health Grant NS037324 to C.S.W., Grant MH095248 to C.S.W., and Grant MH0988006 to R.M.S.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience