Sex differences in attention are present at birth, study finds

Sex differences in attention are present at birth, study finds Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 09/21/2026 - 10:00 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.