New Belgium study finds insights into brain structures of trans people

New research from the University of Liege in Belgium has found a link between those who have gender dysmorphia and the brain activity of their cisgender counterparts. In a presentation at the 2018 European Society of Endocrinology in Barcelona, Professor Julia Bakker revealed that after analysing 160 participants who had gender dysmorphia, she found those that were assigned male at birth had similar brain patterns to traditionally female brains, and vice versa for participants assigned female at birth.

The study found these differences as early as childhood. While the research is promising, Bakker says more study is needed. “We now have evidence that sexual differentiation of the brain differs in young people with [gender dysphoria], as they show functional brain characteristics that are typical of their desired gender,”she told The Telegraph.

This follows on from two earlier reports in March that also found a biological component in gender identity, one from Brazil and another from the US.

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