No compelling evidence of sex differences in brain maturation during COVID-19 lockdowns when the sexes are compared statistically
Reassesses reported sex differences in brain maturation during COVID-19 lockdowns and argues that direct statistical comparison does not provide compelling evidence for the claimed difference.
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- Andrew W Brown: Department of Biostatistics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205.; Arkansas Children's Research Institute, Little Rock, AR 72202. · ORCID 0000-0002-1758-8205
- Simon Chung: Department of Biostatistics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205.; Arkansas Children's Research Institute, Little Rock, AR 72202.
- Timothy Koscik: Arkansas Children's Research Institute, Little Rock, AR 72202.; Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205.
- Colby J Vorland: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN 47403. · ORCID 0000-0003-4225-372X
- Donna L Maney: Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322.
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