Umbilical cord androgens and estrogens in relation to verbal and nonverbal abilities at age 10 in the general population.

Sex differences in verbal and nonverbal abilities are a contentious area of research. Prenatal steroids have been shown to have masculinizing effects on the brain that may affect the development of nonverbal and verbal abilities in later life. The current study examined a wide range of biologically...

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Main Authors: Esha S L Jamnadass, Jeffrey A Keelan, Suzanna N Russell-Smith, Martha Hickey, Murray T Maybery, Andrew J O Whitehouse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5344490?pdf=render