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Propose an Explanation as to Why Men Might Develop Parkinson's

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Propose an explanation as to why men might develop Parkinson's Disease at a higher rate than women. In your answer, include information about sex differentiation in the substantia nigra.


Definitions:

Displacement

A redirection of an impulse from a channel that is blocked into another, more available outlet.

Psychosexual Stages

A theory proposed by Freud describing how personality develops through five stages (oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital) centered on erogenous zones.

Phallic

Relating to or resembling the penis, often used in the context of Freudian psychoanalysis to describe a stage of human development.

Genital

Pertaining to the external and internal organs of reproduction in both males and females.

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