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Scientists have long known that women’s preferences for masculine men change throughout their menstrual cycles. A new study from Indiana University’s Kinsey Institute is the first to demonstrate differences in brain activity as women considered masculinized and feminized male faces and whether the person was a potential sexual partner.

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