Ever wondered why boys are drawn to balls, vehicles and construction toys? Well, a new study has found that they are biologically programmed for such preferences. According to scientists from Texas A&M University, hormones released both before birth and well into the first few months of life may dictate the type of toys and play that boys are drawn to. The research team hints that exposure to differing levels of hormones in the uterus might influence the preferences that both boys and girls have for “boy-like” toys later on. During the study, lead researcher Gerianne Alexander used eye-tracking software to measure levels of interest in animations of a ball versus a doll and a group of figures versus an individual figure, in 21 boys and 20 girls aged 3 to 4 months.
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