Girls speak earlier -- and now we know why

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 13:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Studies show that girls tend to speak earlier and use more complex language than boys do. The discrepancy may arise from levels of a protein in the brain, a study in rats finds.

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