Great read @abigail-dantes, loved the fact that you referenced all those studies, I find studies done on monkeys can really show a rawer insight into human nature without all the side variables that TV, internet, social constructs, social pressure, etc... give us nowadays!
Also, that study done with the MRI is to me, definite proof that boys and girls with GID should be taken seriously. I, however, would like to know why their hypothalamic response is different, was it a mutation? Is it something psychological, is it something during the fetal development? why did the different response develop, do we see the same things in chimpanzees?
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Hello @teutonium :))
Thank you for taking the time to read and comment! So glad to hear you enjoyed my post.
Please do keep in mind that these girls and boys you are referring to here are the ones going through puberty. Hence, when comparing the findings of their MRIs with the findings of the 39 MRIs of the prepubertal girls and boys - which did not show clear differences - it would be safe to disregard fetal development events. The different hypothalamic response can be seen as a result of psychological processes as dysphoria constitutes a state of mental distress.
Such studies have not been conducted in teen chimps. Also, as far as I know, there is no record of primates experiencing GID.
All the best to you :))
No need to thank me abigail! I love this sort of psychological posts, @zest's post was actually the one who lead me here!
I think i already talked with you a little in the discord channel right? You are a Brazilian working in Portugal if I am not mistaken :D, i hope i'm not mistaken xD
That is correct :)