Men's & Women's Brains Wired Differently

[Niquii77]

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The bodies of males and females are significantly different. I don’t see why anyone would believe male and female brains would be the same especially given that they are controlling different organs and controlling different chemical processes. It is a “no-brainer” to me that male and female brains would be different. You can always find individuals who appear or behave like the other gender, but when dealing with groups of people, the differences in behavior are determined at birth based on thousands of years of evolution.

Another person who agrees with razorsharp. </p>

<p>But I am going to tweak a sentence:
…the differences in behavior are determined at birth and puberty based on thousands of years of evolution.</p>

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So if your spouse stops and asks for directions, question his manhood. And ladies, if you are giving directions to a guy, make sure to start it with “Head down to where that woman used to sell the homemade wine …”

Oh, I got a nice chuckle from this post. :p</p>

[gouf78]

<p>the wires have to be different…everyone knows men have one-track minds…which probably cements in adolescence…</p>

[sorghum]

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The idea that research is always to find the truth is laughable at best.

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<p>If it is not to look for (not find) the truth, then it is not research, romani.</p>

<p>Assuming it is not research if it finds something that you a priori reject is not scientific.</p>

[dswinnh]

<p>There was a book published roughly a decade ago entitled “Why Men Don’t Listen and Women Can’t Read Maps”. If I recall correctly (always a problem :-), the hypothesis was that the brain was influenced in utero by the amount and timing of sex hormones. They described a typical “male” and “female” brain and even provided a quiz. On the male/female brain spectrum, I was just barely female. One of my female colleague’s test results put her at just barely male. (Her family teased her about this for a <em>long</em> time.) I passed it around to some of the guys too, and it made for some interesting conversations.</p>

[mamabear1234]

<p>Well, lvvcsf, I guess I am a traditional man then too! Growing up as a woman who excelled in Math and Science, I don’t like when people repeat tired stereotypes and assume all those of the same sex behave the same way.</p>

[Enmity]

<p>This is old news.</p>

[emeraldkity4]

<p>There is more variation within the same sex than there are differences between them.</p>

[anon89723960]

<p>Did no one read the very last sentence? These differences don’t show up until quite late, which leaves open the possibility that these differences are socially induced.</p>

[coureur]

<p>I remember Roseanne Barr saying on her old TV show something to the effect that men were better than women at only two things. One was reading maps, the other was peeing out campfires.</p>

[GMTplus7]

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There is more variation within the same sex than there are differences between them.

Absolutely true; however, the distribution curves do not overlay each other identically.</p>

[tom1944]

<p>busdriver we have a brain. It is where we keep it that causes so m any problems.</p>

[GMTplus7]

<p>Ring finger v index finger length ratio as result of testoterone exposure in the womb
<a href=“http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digit_ratio[/url]”>http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digit_ratio&lt;/a&gt;

A number of studies have shown a correlation between the 2D:4D digit ratio and various physical and behavioral traits.

For men, the ring finger is typically longer than the index finger. Women who have this trait had greater testosterone exposure in the womb and have more typically male traits (spatial skills, aggression, etc)</p>

[busdriver11]

<p>Good one, tom.</p>

<p>That’s an interesting explanation, GMT. My ring finger is longer than my index, so that means I had more testosterone exposure in the womb and have some male traits? Here I thought it was because my parents banned dolls and had blocks, Legos and boys toys around.</p>

[momof3sons]

<p>GMT, interesting finger explanation. I have longer ring fingers than index fingers. I never played with a doll in my life and always had tons of sports equipment. At some point during my teenage years my Dad asked my Mom when I would be giving up my baseball glove and the answer was “never.” As an adult, I played shortstop on co-ed softball teams. I gave birth to 3 boys, not one of them an athlete!</p>

[iadorking]

<p>Hmm. Wonder what is wired when you head east and turn north or south or west? That’s pretty much how we give directions.</p>

[emeraldkity4]

<p>My ring finger is longer.
As long as I can tell direction, I can find my way around, but after dark when I cant see the sun- not so much.
Its foolish to rely on landmarks, because they change.
[Finger</a> Length Predicts Health and Behavior | DiscoverMagazine.com](<a href=“http://discovermagazine.com/2013/may/04-finger-length-ratio-can-predict-aggressive-behavior-and-risk-of-disease#.Up6peX-9KSM]Finger”>http://discovermagazine.com/2013/may/04-finger-length-ratio-can-predict-aggressive-behavior-and-risk-of-disease#.Up6peX-9KSM)
Im not athletic though- active, but klutsy.</p>

[GMTplus7]

<p>Men aren’t klutzy, too?</p>

[Niquii77]

<p>No. Men strong as ox. Rough like Russia winter. <em>grunts</em></p>

[busdriver11]

<p>^^!!!Very funny.</p>

[emeraldkity4]

<p>Unless the dog knocks them in the crotch while jumping around.
Then they are ded.</p>