How Male & Female Brains Work Differently
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Differences Between Men and Women
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There are considerable differences in behavior and communication styles between men and women. Just compare a conversation in a group of men with a similar interaction with women. Chances are there will be a lot less silence in the second interaction. Do women exchange more details and share "the gift for gab" because their brains are wired that way? Is there something about a man's brain that makes such a focus on speech and language unnatural?
Sharing a Brain
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If you care to engage in the age-old nature versus nurture debate by exploring the effect of biology and socialization on human development, you'll want to consider the ways in which male and female brains work differently. The male and female brain are different indeed, yet despite all the distinctions between the left brain ( the focus is on expressive language) and the right brain (focus on cognitive thinking), there is only one integrated brain. The brain is far too complex to be broken down into categories such as male or female.
Different aptitudes
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The diverse aptitudes of men and women are noticed from birth onward, often by concerned parents who wonder why their infant sons don't make as great a variety of sounds as their daughters did. Because differences in behavior are noticed so early in the life cycle, scientists prove that many of the differences are the consequence of brain differences in male and female toddlers.
Ways in Which the Brain is Used
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Much research remains to be done on understanding male and female brain development, some things are clear. Little girls are making more sounds for a reason because the left sides of their brain develop faster than their male peers. While these girls excel in reading and foreign languages, the boys have more development in a logical and spatial/visual context. Little boys have more development in the right side of their brains and are actually better able to decode toys than girls.
Although some men and women catch up in terms of their cognitive skills, neurologists have found that these differences between the male and female brain are apparent throughout the life cycle for many people. In old age, pathology provides insight. In the instance of Alzheirmer's disease, men and women experience different symptoms. Researchers have many tools to enrich their understanding of the ways in which the male and female brain work differently.
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