When it comes to sexual behavior, we humans; Could we live by relying on certain cells in our brain to behave more "masculine" or more "feminine"?
Are we "inclined" to behave like men or women, especially as a prototype when it comes to sexual behavior? To what extent are various social behaviors determined biologically and to what extent are they learned? According to a recent study, immune cells (mast cells) affect sexual behavior.
A new study looked at changes in a range of immune cells that shape sexual behavior. It raised the question of how the presence of mast cells, a specific type of immune cell, affects a person's sexual behavior by exhibiting a more "masculine" or "feminine" form, causing it to act.
Are there gender differences in the brain?
Often overlooked as variable regulators, immune cells seem to play an important role in determining whether an animal's sexual behavior resembles the prototype of a man or a woman. Researchers at Ohio State University, authors of the study published in The Journal of Neuroscience, have found a surprising new explanation for how young brains are shaped for future sexual behavior.
Are we "prone" to a particular sexual pattern of behavior?
For many years, researchers have provided evidence that gender behavior is not easily classified when it comes to people, and that it is difficult to label a behavior as "male" or "female". At the same time, many recent studies suggest that even if we are not aware of it, subtle features or variables of our body can influence our behavior.
New research examines the role mast cells, a particular type of immune cell, play in the development of sexual behavior. Researchers conducted their research on mice. They analyzed individuals with mast cells silenced in the male gene and females with active cells. The researchers observed the preoptic region of the brain in the hypothalamus, which contributes to regulating sexual behavior.
Mouse brain test
In the test, he explains that it is fascinating to watch as "male" females are not "equipped" to engage in male reproductive behavior. Still, this conclusion cannot be reached by examining these behavior patterns alone. He also states that "female rats appear to be strongly motivated to mate with other females by trying to engage in male sexual behavior."
Researchers discovered that estrogen activates mast cells in the brain and that mast cells direct the animal's sexual development. It was discovered that the hormone estrogen plays an important role in the emergence and maintenance of masculinization properties in the brains of mice by acting on the developing brain.
Although scientists know that hormones program sex differences during early development, they have limited knowledge of changes in the brain and cellular level that contribute to the shaping of behavior.
Immune cells affect sexuality
Researchers explain that there is much more we need to learn about how changes that occur at the cellular level can affect the development of behavior when the fetus is in the womb.
He states that specific health conditions experienced during pregnancy, such as allergic reactions or different types of injuries that trigger inflammation, may affect the biological structure of the fetus in the womb and condition future behavioral tendencies.
Although these mast cells in the brain are relatively rare, they appear to be essential for brain development throughout life. This should really open our eyes to the potential role of different immune cells in the human brain ”. The following conclusion has been reached: “There is more that we do not know, and we must pay attention to all brain cells and how they talk to each other.