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Our perceptions of masculinity and femininity swayed by our sense of touch
January 12, 2011 by NewsBot
Gender stereotypes suggest that men are usually tough and women are usually tender. A new study finds these stereotypes have some real bodily truth for our brains; when people look at a gender-neutral face, they are more likely to judge it as male if they're touching something hard and as female if they're touching something soft.
