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Gender Development Research Centre

 

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Selected recent publications

Kurth, F., Spencer, D., Hines, M & Luders, E. (2018) Sex Differences in Associations between Spatial Ability and Corpus Callosum Morphology. Journal of Neuroscience Research, in press.

Constantinescu, M., Moore, D.S., Johnson, S.P. & Hines, M. (2017) Early contributions to infants' mental rotation abilities. Developmental Science, DOI: 10.1111/desc.12613.

Spencer, D., Pasterski, V., Neufeld, S., Glover, V., O'Connor, T.G., Hindmarsh, P.C., Hughes, I.A., Acerini, C.L. & Hines, M. (2017). Prenatal androgen exposure and children's aggressive behavior and activity level. Hormones and Behavior, 96: 156-165.

Li, G., Kung, K.T.F. & Hines, M. (2017) Childhood gender-typed behavior and adolescent sexual orientation: a longitudinal population-based study. Developmental Psychology, 53: 764-777.

Kung, K.T.F., Li, G., Golding, J. & Hines, M. (2017) Preschool gender-typed play behavior at age 3.5 years predicts physical aggression at age 13 years. Archives of Sexual Behavior, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-017-1005-6

Kung, K.T.F., Spencer, D., Pasterski, V., Neufeld, S., Glover, V., O’Connor, T.G., Hindmarsh, P.C., Hughes, I.A., Acerini, C.L. & Hines, M. (2016) No Relationship Between Prenatal Androgen Exposure and Autistic Traits: Convergent Evidence from Studies of Children with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia and of Amniotic Testosterone Concentrations in Typically-Developing Children. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 57: 1455-1462.

Li, G. & Hines, M. (2016) In search of emerging same-sex sexuality: Romantic attractions at 13 years. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 45(7): 1839-1849.

Kung, K.T.F., Constantinescu, M., Browne, W.V., Noorderhaven, R. & Hines, M. (2016) No relationship between early postnatal testosterone concentrations and autistic traits in 18 to 30 month old children. Molecular Autism 7(15). DOI: 10.1186/s13229-016-0078-8.

Hines, M., Kung, K.T.F., Spencer, D., Browne, W.V., Constantinescu, M. & Noorderhaven, R. (2016) The early postnatal period, mini-puberty, provides a window on the role of testosterone in human neurobehavioural development. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 38: 69-73.

Hines, M., Pasterski, V., Hindmarsh, P.C., Acerini, C.L., Hughes, I.A., Spencer, D., Neufeld, S. & Patalay, P. (2016) Processes involved in the self-socialization of gender-related behaviour are altered in girls with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Philosophical Transactions B, 371.

Kung, K.T.F., Browne, W.V., Constantinescu, M., Noorderhaven, R. & Hines, M. (2016) Early postnatal testosterone predicts sex-related differences in early expressive vocabulary. Psychoneuroendocrinology 68: 111-116.

Pasterski, V., Acerini, C.L., Dunger, D.B., Ong, K.K. & Hines, M. (2015) Postnatal penile growth concurrent with mini-puberty predicts later sex-typed play behaviour: evidence for neurobehavioural effects of the postnatal androgen surge. Hormones and Behaviour 69: 98-105.

Hines, M., Constantinescu, M. & Spencer, D. (2015) Early androgen exposure and human gender development. Biology of Sex Differences 6(3). DOI: 10.1186/s13293-015-0022-1.

Browne, W.V., Peter, C., Hindmarsh, P.C., Pasterski, V., Hughes, I.A., Acerini, C.L., Spencer, D., Neufeld, S. & Hines, M. (2015) Working memory performance is reduced in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Hormones and Behavior 67: 83-88.

Wong, W.I., Pasterski, V., Hindmarsh, P.C., Geffner, M.E. & Hines, M. (2013) Are there parental socialization effects on the sex–typed behaviour of individuals with congenital adrenal hyperplasia? Archives of Sexual Behavior, 42: 381–391.

Constantinescu, M. & Hines, M. (2012) Approaches to studying early hormonal influences on the development of sex-related variability in human behaviour. Child Development Perspectives 6(4): 407-413.

Golombok, S., Rust, J., Zervoulis, K., Golding, J. & Hines, M. (2012) Continuity in sex-typed behavior from preschool to adolescence: a longitudinal population study of boys and girls aged 3-13 years. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 41: 591-597.

Lamminmaki, A., Hines, M., Kuiri-Hanninen, T., Kilpelainen, L., Dunkel, L. & Sankilampi, U. (2012) Testosterone measured in infancy predicts subsequent sex-typed behavior in girls and in boys. Hormones and Behavior, 61: 611-616.

Pasterski, V.L., Geffner, M., Brain, C., Hindmarsh, P., Brook, C.D.G. & Hines, M. (2011) Prenatal hormones and childhood sex-segregation: Playmate and play style preferences in girls with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Hormones and Behavior, 59, 549-555.

Hines, M. (2011) Gender development and the human brain. Annual Review of Neuroscience, 34, 67-86.

Hines, M. (2011) Prenatal endocrine influences on sexual orientation and on sexually differentiated childhood behavior. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 32, 170-182.

Swan, S.H., Liu, F., Hines, M., Kruse, R., Wang, C., Redmon, J., Sparks, A. & Weiss, B. (2010) Prenatal phthalate exposure and reduced masculine play in boys. International Journal of Andrology, 33, 259-269.

Hines, M. (2010) Sex-related variation in human behaviour and the brain. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 14, 448-456.

Jadva, V, Hines, M., & Golombok, S. (2010) Infants’ preferences for toys, colours and shapes: Sex differences and similarities. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 39, 1261-1273.

Collaer, M.L., Brook, C.D.G., Conway, G.S., Hindmarsh, P.C. & Hines, M. (2009) Motor development in individuals with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: Strength, targeting, and fine motor skill. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 34, 249-258.

Mathews, G.A., Fane, B.A., Conway, G.S., Brook, C.G.D. & Hines, M. (2009) Personality and congenital adrenal hyperplasia: Possible effects of prenatal androgen exposure. Hormones and Behavior, 55, 285-291.

Auyeung, B., Baron-Cohen, S., Ashwin, E., Knickmeyer, R., Taylor, K., Hackett, G. & Hines, M. (2009) Foetal testosterone predicts sexually differentiated childhood behaviour in girls and in boys. Psychological Science, 20, 144-148.

Golombok, S. Rust, J., Zervoulis, K., Croudace, T., Golding, F. & Hines, M. (2008) Developmental trajectories of sex-typed behaviour in boys and girls: A longitudinal general population study of children aged 2.5-8 years. Child Development, 79, 1585-1595.

Pasterski, V.L., Hindmarsh, P., Geffner, M., Brook, C.D.G., Brain, C. & Hines, M. (2007) Increased aggression and activity level in 3- to 11-year-old girls with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Hormones and Behavior, 52, 368-374.