Circulating anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) associates with the maturity of boys' drawings: Does AMH slow cognitive development in males?

摘要

High levels of circulating anti-Mullerian hormone are unique to developing males, but the function of anti-Mullerian hormone in boys is unknown. In mice, anti-Mullerian hormone contributes to the male biases in the brain, but its receptors are present throughout non-sexually dimorphic portions of the brain. In humans, the speed of maturation is the most overt difference between girls and boys. We postulate that this is because anti-Mullerian hormone slows the maturation of the male human brain.