Hormones influence brain development by different mechanisms in different brain areas. What is a consequence of this fact?
a. A brain can be more masculinized in one area and more feminized in another.
b. On average, brain size is larger in males than in females
c. Nearly all the behavioral differences between males and females are small.
d. After damage to any brain area, a different brain area can take over its functions.
a
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