Sex is a defining feature of neuroimaging phenotypes in major brain disorders.

ABSTRACT: Sex is a biological variable that contributes to individual variability in brain structure and behavior. Neuroimaging studies of population-based samples have identified normative differences in brain structure between males and females, many of which are exacerbated in psychiatric and neurological conditions. Still, sex differences in MRI outcomes are understudied, particularly in clinical samples with known sex differences in disease risk, prevalence, and expression of clinical symptoms. Here we review the existing literature on sex differences in adult brain structure in normative samples and in 14 distinct psychiatric and neurological disorders. We discuss commonalities and sources of variance in study designs, analysis procedures, disease subtype effects, and the impact of these facto

SUBMITTER: Salminen LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8805690 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature