Anatomically discrete sex differences in neuroplasticity in zebra finches as reflected by perineuronal nets.

Large morphological sex differences in the vertebrate brain were initially identified in song control nuclei of oscines. Besides gross differences between volumes of nuclei in males and females, sex differences also concern the size and dendritic arborization of neurons and various neurochemical mar...

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Main Authors: Gilles Cornez, Sita M ter Haar, Charlotte A Cornil, Jacques Balthazart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4388549?pdf=render