Potential Sexual Partner? Brains Of Ovulating Women Respond Strongly To Male Masculine Faces
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 13:56
in Psychology & Sociology
Scientists have long known that women's preferences for masculine men change throughout their menstrual cycles. A new study is the first to demonstrate differences in brain activity as women considered masculinized and feminized male faces and whether the person was a potential sexual partner. Researchers identified regions that responded more strongly to masculine faces and demonstrated that differences between masculinized and feminized faces appeared strongest when the women were closer to ovulating.