Journal article
Masculinity/femininity predicts brain volumes in normal healthy children
Developmental neuropsychology, Vol.39(1), pp.25-36
2014
DOI: 10.1080/87565641.2013.839681
PMCID: PMC4090143
PMID: 24405182
Abstract
Previous research has shown sex differences in brain morphology ( De Bellis et al., 2001 ). However, these studies have not taken gender into account. Gender is a phenotype that describes behavior. In this study, we examined the relationship between gender, sex, and brain volumes in children. One hundred and eight children ages 7 to 17 were administered the Children's Sex Role Inventory ( Boldizar, 1991 ) and obtained volumetric brain data via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We found that, in the frontal lobe, higher masculinity predicted greater volumes of white matter. Also, in the temporal lobe, higher femininity predicted greater volumes of gray matter.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Masculinity/femininity predicts brain volumes in normal healthy children
- Creators
- Amy M Belfi - a Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience , University of Iowa , Iowa City , IowaAmy L ConradJeffrey DawsonPeg Nopoulos
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Developmental neuropsychology, Vol.39(1), pp.25-36
- DOI
- 10.1080/87565641.2013.839681
- PMID
- 24405182
- PMCID
- PMC4090143
- NLM abbreviation
- Dev Neuropsychol
- ISSN
- 8756-5641
- eISSN
- 1532-6942
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited; England
- Grant note
- DE014399 / NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE014399 / NIDCR NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2014
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Public Health Administration; Psychiatry; Pediatric Psychology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Biostatistics; Craniofacial Anomalies Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9983997461902771
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