Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
891480 Personality and Individual Differences 2011 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

The sexually differentiated second-to-fourth digit ratio (2D:4D) is currently frequently utilized in individual differences research as a putative indicator of the masculinizing brain organization effects of prenatal testosterone. This preamble introduces the journal special issue on this theme, entitled “Digit ratio (2D:4D) and individual differences research”. Notes regarding the background, history, and recent progress of 2D:4D research are provided, and the background of the special issue and the contents of its 11 research articles are briefly summarized.

► Preamble to the Special Issue “Digit ratio (2D:4D) and individual differences research”. ► Notes regarding the background, history, and most recent progress of 2D:4D research are given. ► The background of the Special Issue and its contents are briefly summarized.

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