An fNIRS Investigation of Masculinity, Femininity, and Sex on Nonparents’ Empathic Response to Infant Cries

According to societal stereotypes, the female sex and people who are more feminine have been considered to be more empathic than males and people who are more masculine. Therefore, females and feminine individuals are expected to respond more empathically to an infant’s cries. While this hypothesis...

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Main Authors: Xinyao Ng, Li Ying Ng, Giulio Gabrieli, Atiqah Azhari, Michelle Jin Yee Neoh, Gianluca Esposito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Brain Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/5/635