Amygdala Responses to Opposite-Sex Faces (IMAGE)

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Amygdala Responses to Opposite-Sex Faces

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A brain structure called the amygdala responds more to opposite-sex faces in children aged 4-7 and increases again in puberty, but pre-pubescent children respond no differently to same-sex and opposite-sex faces, researchers report.

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Julie McMahon

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