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Characteristics of Brain Activity in Patients With Gender Identity Disorder.


Characteristics of Brain Activity in Patients With Gender Identity Disorder Gender Identity Disorder Definition

The psychological diagnosis gender identity disorder (GID) is used to describe a male or female that feels a strong identification with the opposite sex and experiences considerable distress because of their actual
, Mariateresa Molo, Laura Rizzi, Pietro Cantafio, and Elena Cappai, Cerne; Sergio Vighetti, Cerne and Universty of Turin; Lorys Castelli, Cerne and Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni San Giovanni, the Italian form of "Saint John" (q.v.), a name that may refer to dozens of saints.

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We studied bioelectrical brain activity in male, female, MtF, and FtM participants. We examined whether brain activity related to standardized standardized

pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures.


standardized morbidity rate
see morbidity rate.

standardized mortality rate
see mortality rate.
 visual stimuli (positive, negative, and neutral slides) was similar in these groups. We examined 40 subjects, 10 in each group (male, female, MtF, FtM). We registered the participants' brain mapping Brain mapping is a set of neuroscience techniques predicated on the mapping of (biological) quantities or properties onto spatial representations of the (human or non-human) brain resulting in maps. All neuroimaging can be considered part of brain mapping.  during the presentation of each set of slides, using a special cap and a 32-channel Siryus PC. Statistical analysis showed a significant difference between MtF and male subjects and between FtM and female subjects. Also, MtF and FtM were different from each other. This pilot study, despite the small number of participants, confirmed that brain activity of people with GID 1. (operating system) gid - group identifier.
2. (filename extension) gid - global index.
 is similar to the activity of the control groups of the opposite biological sex.
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Publication:The Journal of Sex Research
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Feb 1, 2006
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