• Muad'dib@sopuli.xyz
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    17 days ago

    The obvious sensitive period for the development of gender identity is the round of synaptic pruning around 18 months after birth. Gender is way too complex and malleable to be structured by proliferation and migration. It’s structured by synaptic pruning, which mostly occurs after birth.

    • Berengaria_of_Navarre@lemmy.world
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      16 days ago

      Interesting, everything I’ve read has indicated that it’s largely set due to testosterone concentration prior to the development of the gonads in utero. I’d be interested to read some of the research about the association with synaptic pruning though, if you have a couple of links? It makes sense that children would begin recognising it then, because it’s about that time they start developing a concept of self.