Sex Differences in Infant Attention Are Present Hours After Birth
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A new study has shown that differences in attention span between girls and boys may emerge much earlier than previously thought. Scientists found that baby girls, tested just hours after birth, focused on human faces for longer periods than baby boys.
In the study, babies between eight hours and three days old watched a laptop screen while sitting on their parents' or caregivers' laps. Two videos were shown side-by-side: one featuring the face of a young woman, and the other showing a Newton's cradle toy.
Sex differences in attention are present at birth, study finds
The findings suggest that some psychological differences between males and females (such the development of social skills) may be influenced by both prenatal biology as well as later experience.The study, published today in Biology of Sex Differences, involved testing 130 newborn infants only hours after birth. It builds on previous research by the same lab and uses robust methods to demonstrate the differences.
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