Science · 1974 · 192 citations · 12 references
Life SciencesNeurobiologyNeuroscienceBehavioral NeuroscienceDevelopmental NeurobiologyDevelopmental NeuroscienceBrain DevelopmentCentral Nervous SystemDevelopmental Behavioral NeurobiologyDevelopmental Behavioral NeuroscienceDevelopmental NeurologyDevelopmental NeuropsychologyPrefrontal Cortex DevelopmentPrefrontal Cortex MaturationPrimate BehaviorPrimate DevelopmentSex Differences In BehaviorSex Differences In Neurodevelopment
Male rhesus monkeys with orbital prefrontal lesions were imtpaired on behavioral tests at 2(1/2) months of age whereas similar deficits were not detected in females with comparable lesions until 15 to 18 months of age. The results suggest that the maturation of a cortical region in the primate brain proceeds at different tempos in males and females.
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