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DATE: July 17, 2026 at 08:02AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY MIND-BRAIN FEEDTITLE: Your fingers may hold a secret of human brain evolution
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260717033350.htm
A study of 225 newborns suggests prenatal estrogen may have played a role in the evolution of larger human brains. Boys with finger-length patterns linked to higher estrogen exposure before birth tended to have larger head circumferences, which are strongly associated with brain size. The same connection was not seen in girls.
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260717033350.htm
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DATE: July 17, 2026 at 08:02AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY MIND-BRAIN FEEDTITLE: Your fingers may hold a secret of human brain evolution
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260717033350.htm
A study of 225 newborns suggests prenatal estrogen may have played a role in the evolution of larger human brains. Boys with finger-length patterns linked to higher estrogen exposure before birth tended to have larger head circumferences, which are strongly associated with brain size. The same connection was not seen in girls.
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260717033350.htm
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #BrainEvolution #PrenatalEstrogen #FingerLength #SexDifferences #BrainDevelopment #HeadCircumference #NewbornStudy #HumanEvolution #EstrogenExposure #NeuroscienceResearch