CNN —Sex and gender are often conflated or equated in everyday conversations, and most American adults believe a person’s gender is determined by sex assigned at birth.
But a new study of nearly 5,000 9- and 10-year-olds found that sex and gender map onto largely distinct parts of the brain.
The researchers on the new study defined sex as what was assigned to the child at birth.
They also hope to see how different cultures affect a person’s gender and their brain development.
The study did not look at whether sex or gender were congruent or incongruent in any study participant.
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