chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 Migration of Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone (LHRH) Neurons: The Road to Reproductive Function -- chapter 2 Role of Transcription Factors in the Development of the Hypothalamic Neuroendocrine System -- chapter 3 Steroid Regulation of Cell Populations in the Insect Central Nervous System -- chapter 4 Molecular Mechanisms of Thyroid Hormone Action in Brain Development -- chapter 5 Positioning Estrogen Receptor Alpha-Containing Cells during Hypothalamic Development -- chapter 6 The Role of Glucocorticoids and Retinoic Acid in the Pituitary Endocrine Cell Differentiation -- chapter 7 In Vitro and In Vivo Approaches to the Study of the Neuroprotective Actions of Estradiol -- chapter 8 Neuroprotective Effects of Estrogen in Nigral Dopaminergic Neurons -- chapter 9 Novel Cerebellar Function: Neurosteroids in the Purkinje Neuron and their Genomic and Nongenomic Actions -- chapter 10 Potential Mechanisms for the Effects of Estrogen on Cognitive Processes: Role of Basal Forebrain Cholinergic Projections -- chapter 11 Male Reproductive Defects in Puromycin-Sensitive Aminopeptidase-Deficient Mice, Goku / chapter 12 GnRH Gene Expression: Lessons Learned from Immortalized Cells / chapter 13 Pulse Generation in LHRH Neurons / chapter 14 Neuronal Control Circuit for the Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Surge in Rats / chapter 15 Electrical Properties of Postnatal GnRH Neurons in the Mouse and Their Regulation by Gonadal Steroids / chapter 16 Physiology of GnRH Neurons and Modulation of their Activities by GnRH / chapter 17 Electrophysiological Analyses of GnRH Neurons Using a Transgenic Mouse Model / chapter 18 Novel Estrogen Feedback Associated with Fasting-Induced Suppression of Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in Female Rats / chapter 19 Biochemical, Pharmacological, and Functional Characterization of the Corticosterone Membrane Receptor in an Amphibian: A Brief Review / chapter 20 Different Subsets of Preoptic Neurons for Proceptive and Receptive Components of Female Rat Sexual Behavior / chapter 21 Animal Models of Experiential Effects on Neural Metabolism: Plasticity in Limbic Circuits / chapter 22 In Vivo and In Vitro Studies on Steroid Hormone Receptors and Cofactors: Tissue Localization in the Brain and Intracellular Dynamics / chapter 23 Sex Differences in Chronic Stress Effects on Cognitive Function and Brain Neurochemistry / chapter 24 Do Sex Chromosomal Genes Directly Induce Sexually Dimorphic Neural Development?* / chapter 25 Excitatory GABA as a Mediator of Steroid-Induced Brain Sexual Differentiation / chapter 26 Progesterone and Sexual Differentiation of the Developing Brain / chapter 27 Transient Expression of Estrogen Receptor in the Developing Rat Brain: A Case in the Facial Nucleus / chapter 28 Ontogeny and Molecular Characterization of Estrogen Receptors in the Hippocampus