Researchers find differences in how adolescent girls` and boys` brains react to peer interaction
Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 14:56
in Psychology & Sociology
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), including a Georgia State University scientist, have found differences between girls and boys in how parts of the brain develop in responding to peer judgments - with girls becoming more preoccupied with how peers view them, while boys become more focused on their place in groups.