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Phantom genitals hint at gender in the brain

Started by LostInTime, October 10, 2007, 08:04:31 AM

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October 10, 2007, 08:04:31 AM
Cosmos
by Monica Sharma
Cosmos Online

The experts argue that the study adds to the evidence that body images of gender are hard-wired before birth, and may also hint at a biological basis – one that is predetermined before birth – for why many transsexuals claim to feel a mismatch between their 'gender identity' and the sex that they were born.

While still preliminary, the theory is based on existing knowledge that much of the way we perceive our body is from innate hard-wiring of our brains during embryo development.
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