Boys

1998/04/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Biologia
• Unibertsitateak

An experiment with children aged three months has shown that children of this age are able to distinguish sex. In addition, it seems that boys like it, according to the British researcher Anne Campell.

60 children aged three months were taken to carry out the research. These children were shown pictures of the children dressed to analyze their reaction. Among other things, they wanted to know which photos they looked at first, how long they spent looking at each photo, etc. For example, showing pictures of trucks, dolls and five-year-old children, they were given very little interest. However, to the surprise of the researchers, the three-month-old boys showed special interest in showing the photos of the boys of their age. The girls, however, showed no special interest in a particular sex.

British researchers do not know what this distinction is due to, but it has been hypothesized to increase testosterone level in newborns.