Differences in brain development between males and females may hold clues to mental health disorders

Researchers have discovered differences in the development of the amygdala region of the brain -- which is critical to the expression of emotional and social behaviors -- in animal models that may help to explain why some mental health disorders are more prevalent among boys. They also found a surprising variable -- a difference between males and females in the level of endocannabinoid, a natural substance in the brain that affected their behavior, specifically how they played.

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