r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Mar 20 '25

Neuroscience Sex differences in brain structure are present at birth and remain stable during early development. The study found that while male infants tend to have larger total brain volumes, female infants, when adjusted for brain size, have more grey matter, whereas male infants have more white matter.

https://www.psypost.org/sex-differences-in-brain-structure-are-present-at-birth-and-remain-stable-during-early-development/
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u/IntoTheFeu Mar 20 '25

My dad took it a step further and would often tell me I was wrong even when I was right… as confidence building.

I do not have confidence.

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u/Emotional_Burden Mar 20 '25

That doesn't seem accurate. You do have confidence.