Basic and translational research symposium on sex differences in neurosciences: The sensorium

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Friday, February 21, 2020
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12:30pm to 5:00pm PST
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Stanford Women's Health and Sex Differences in Medicine Center and Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
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The Stanford Women's Health and Sex Differences in Medicine Center and Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute present the 2020 Basic & Translational Research Symposium on Sex Differences in Neurosciences: The Sensorium

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Speakers


Stefanick, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Welcome and opening remarks

Marcia Stefanick, PhD 

Director, Stanford WHSDM Center, Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Stanford Medicine


Illusions and delusions of body image – their relevance to sex 

V. S. Ramachandran, MD, FRCP, PhD, DSc

Professor, Neurosciences Program and Psychology, UCSD
Adjunct Professor, Salk Institute


Callaway, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Sex differences in vision

Natalia Callaway, MD, MS

Clinical Instructor, Ophthalmology, Stanford Medicine


Patel, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

The impact of gender on olfactory ability and experience

Zara Patel, MD

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-H&N Surgery and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery, Director of Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, Stanford Medicine



 Alyono, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Sex differences in hearing

Jennifer Alyono, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology, Stanford Medicine


Steenerson, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Women in motion: Vestibular sex differences

Kristen K. Steenerson, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology, Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford Medicine


Gunsaullus, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Differences in pleasure and touch: Cultivating sensual mindfulness

Jennifer Gunsaullus, PhD

Sociologist and Sexologist