Research areas
Gillian Brown studies sex differences in behaviour from neuroendocrine, developmental and evolutionary perspectives. Her research investigates topics such as the role of gonadal hormones in the development of sex differences in behaviour and brain function, sex differences in behaviour in human beings, the evolution of mating strategies, and evolutionary perspectives on human behaviour. More information on her research group website (http://gillianbrown.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/).
Selected publications and performances
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Human mate-choice copying is domain-general social learning
Street, S. E., Morgan, T. J. H., Thornton, A., Brown, G. R., Laland, K. N. & Cross, C. P., 29 Jan 2018, In : Scientific Reports. 8, 1715.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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Sex differences in the use of social information emerge under conditions of risk
Brand, C. O., Brown, G. R. & Cross, C. P., 3 Jan 2018, In : PeerJ. 6, 18 p., e4190.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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The dangerous battles over sex and gender
Brown, G. R., Dec 2017, In : Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 32, 12, p. 881-882Research output: Contribution to journal ? Book/Film/Article review
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Sex differences in confidence influence patterns of conformity
Cross, C. P., Brown, G. R., Morgan, T. J. H. & Laland, K. N., Nov 2017, In : British Journal of Psychology. 108, 4, p. 655-667Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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Evolutionary approaches to human psychology
Brown, G. R. & Cross, C. P., 2017, APA Handbook of Comparative Psychology: Volume 1. Call, J., Burghardt, G., Pepperberg, I., Snowdon, C. & T, Z. (eds.). American Psychological Association, p. 299-313Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding ? Chapter
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Sex differences in performance on a cognitive bias task in Norway rats
Brown, G. R., Cullum, P., Martin, S. & Healy, S. D., Dec 2016, In : Behavioural Processes. 133, p. 52-55Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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Exaggerated sexual swellings in female nonhuman primates are reliable signals of female fertility and body condition
Street, S. E., Cross, C. P. & Brown, G. R., Feb 2016, In : Animal Behaviour. 112, p. 203?212Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article