Male and Female brains wired differently

[afleitch]

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/dec/02/men-women-brains-wired-differently

It's wonderful to see the visual;

Men;


Women;



'Maps of neural circuitry showed that on average women's brains were highly connected across the left and right hemispheres, in contrast to men's brains, where the connections were typically stronger between the front and back regions.'

and it's all down to hormonal changes at puberty it seems

'Male and female brains showed few differences in connectivity up to the age of 13, but became more differentiated in 14- to 17-year-olds.'

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The reason it's interesting is that while it demonstrates difference, it's in that difference that we can best understand the human condition particularly in issues relating to religion, superstition and spirituality where on average there are marked differences in sex, more heightened in autistic spectrum males for example.

[DC Al Fine]

Interesting

The reason it's interesting is that while it demonstrates difference, it's in that difference that we can best understand the human condition particularly in issues relating to religion, superstition and spirituality where on average there are marked differences in sex, more heightened in autistic spectrum males for example.

Yes that would make sense. The gender divide in religion is quite clear. Even within sects, I've noticed men and women tend to prefer different styles.

[Antonio the Sixth]

and it's all down to hormonal changes at puberty it seems

'Male and female brains showed few differences in connectivity up to the age of 13, but became more differentiated in 14- to 17-year-olds.'

...or maybe it's the lingering effect of socialization. The way our neuronal connections are reinforced or instead decay is highly dependent on what we do with them, and thus by our life experiences.

[DC Al Fine]

and it's all down to hormonal changes at puberty it seems

'Male and female brains showed few differences in connectivity up to the age of 13, but became more differentiated in 14- to 17-year-olds.'

...or maybe it's the lingering effect of socialization. The way our neuronal connections are reinforced or instead decay is highly dependent on what we do with them, and thus by our life experiences.

If socialization was the main cause for this, we should expect differences to show up earlier than puberty because people enforce gender norms looooonnng before puberty. Changes suddenly popping up in puberty suggest a biological cause.

[Antonio the Sixth]

and it's all down to hormonal changes at puberty it seems

'Male and female brains showed few differences in connectivity up to the age of 13, but became more differentiated in 14- to 17-year-olds.'

...or maybe it's the lingering effect of socialization. The way our neuronal connections are reinforced or instead decay is highly dependent on what we do with them, and thus by our life experiences.

If socialization was the main cause for this, we should expect differences to show up earlier than puberty because people enforce gender norms looooonnng before puberty. Changes suddenly popping up in puberty suggest a biological cause.

I don't know how exactly this process works and I don't know how the assimilation of gender norms is received at different stages of development. But the information we have here is not sufficient to draw conclusions on the biological origins of differences.

[Tetro Kornbluth]

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/dec/02/men-women-brains-wired-differently

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The reason it's interesting is that while it demonstrates difference, it's in that difference that we can best understand the human condition particularly in issues relating to religion, superstition and spirituality where on average there are marked differences in sex, more heightened in autistic spectrum males for example.

Yes, perhaps. Too bad the claims made of the research are bollocks (also here)

EDIT: Is that a Simon Baron-Cohen reference? *Sigh*