White Matter

Scientists seem to have found differences in what they call “white matter” patterns between men and women, and in a soon-to-be-published study, have shown that transsexuals patterns don’t match their physical gender.

The point of the study seems to be to find the proper candidates for delaying the onset of puberty until the patient can better cope with a sex change operation.

For more details, you can find the complete story at http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20032-transsexual-differences-caught-on-brain-scan.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news