Study: Male And Female Brains Different At Birth

Researchers from Cambridge, England observed differences in male and female brains in infants. Scans of 516 newborns (236 females and 278 males) found that female brains tended to contain more gray matter, while male infants had greater amounts of white matter. “We know there are differences in the brains of older children and adults, but our findings show that they are already present in the earliest days of life,” Yumnah Khan of the Autism Research Centre said. Female newborns had larger volumes in areas associated with memory and emotional regulation, while males had more volume in regions involved in motor control. “These differences do not imply the brains of males and females are better or worse. It’s just one example of neurodiversity,” Professor Simon Baron-Cohen said. (Study Finds)