10 Big Differences Between Men's and Women's Brains

The structure of men and women’s brain differ, which is the underlying cause to the differing communication skills (“Men and Women”). A study was conducted to examine the structural differences of men and women’s brains and the results provided an explanation to why men and women behave differently (“Men and Women”).

According to Hetherington and Parke (2002), studies of brain imaging identified that in female bilateralism there were greater amounts of blood flow. The male brain reflects greater lateralization attributing to a higher success rate in spatial tasks and mathematics.

Differences in brain structure between males and females result in important differences in perceptions, emotional expressions, priorities and behaviors. (*) Relationship traits, problem solving approaches, mathematical abilities, reactions to stress, language, emotions, brain size, pain perception, spatial ability and susceptibility to disorders are just some areas in which men and women react differently because of their differences in brain structure. (*) To some scientists and theorists these many influential biological differences between men and women make gender roles inevitable. (*)

In “Sex, lies and communication” by Deborah Tannen she discussed how men and women are different when they have a conversation; both of them have different type of communication. When men and women communicate they do it different, women tend to give detail when they speak in other hand men go straight to the point. Women and men have a lot of misunderstanding because they are so different when they talk. Women and men are different too because their brain. Their brain is develop and connected different which make them each genre at better thing than the opposite sex. How they communicate is different; also, the way their brain is develop make them better and certain things.

In the book the male brain, the author makes a point that there are many differences between boys and girls ; its all about the brain and hormones that makes the differences. "Hormones can determine what the brain is interested in doing. Their purpose is to help guide social, sexual, mating, parenting, protective and aggressive behaviors (Brizendine)" . Men were born to be different than girls ; ever since a boy is born without the influence and pressure by surrounding, boys can act different than girls naturally. The author of The Make Brain has developed nine topic regarding to the male brain. The nine topic consist of The Boy Brain, The Teen Boy Brain, The Mating Brain, The Brain below the belt, The Daddy Brain,

“Men have better distance vision and depth perception, and usually better vision in lighted environments. Women have better night vision, see better at the red end of the light spectrum, and have better visual memory.” (Steadyhealth website, 2015, Difference between male and female structures (Mental and Physical))

Gungor emphasized men communicate by categorizing information in their brain, while women communication is driven by emotion and interconnected dimensions in their brain. In class, we can apply the different communication techniques of men and women when discussing workplace discrimination and sexual harassment. Gender discrimination occurs when a person does not receive equal opportunities due

Some of these gender roles and stereotypes have been created due to the differences in physique, thinking, personality, and behavior that is actually present between men and females. Physical differences are more visible to the eye due to the distinction between primary and secondary sex characteristics for each gender. Males have testes, deeper voices, a bigger body type, and more facial hair, where as women have a smaller body, higher voices, ovaries, and wider hips. (Rathus, 2010, p.448). Cognitive differences have to do with the brain and the way men and women

Structural brain differences also occur in humans. One significant behavior difference is between men and women. Men tend to be more sexually aggressive and aroused more often. Women are generally more fluent verbally. The suprachiasmatic nucleus is usually about 2.5 larger in the male brain than the female brain and there is a part in the amygdala that is also larger (9). The suprachiasmatic nucleus affects sexual behavior and larger amounts of testosterone cause it to be larger. In females, the corpus callosum and the anterior commissure are larger (9). Both of these structures are responsible for communication between the two hemispheres in the brain. The better communication between the two sides leads to better verbal fluency. These examples show how small differences in the brain can greatly affect human behavior. This means that it is possible that criminals have differences in their brains which cause them to act in socially unacceptable ways.

I do agree with Professor Daphna Joel’s conclusion that said men and women do not have different brains. Many studies have been conducted regarding this subject and many of them have found no apparent difference between the two genders. One study that stood out to me was “Sex beyond the genitalia: The human brain mosaic”, this study, which was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, determined that “…although there are sex/gender differences in the brain, human brains do not belong to one of two distinct categories: male brain/female brain”, to which I completely agree. While I do believe that men and women have many different processes regarding such things as emotional behavior, I also believe that these

These differences are caused by the genetic coding in the sexes. Scientists believed that “hormones are responsible for sex differences in the brain” and the “sex differences must be small in children”. (Sax 13) Males and females have different levels of X and Y chromosomes. Many areas of men’s brains are “rich in proteins that are coded directly by the Y chromosome. Those proteins are absent in women’s brain tissue”. (Sax 14) In women the “tissue is rich in material coded directly by the X chromosome; these particular transcripts of the X chromosome are absent from men’s brain tissue”. (Sax 14-15) Having scientific data that shows the differences between the X and Y chromosomes in men and women allow people to see that this genetic coding has been present since early development in the womb in both genders which means that these differences are not because of

Looking at male and females we can see the noticeable physical differences between the two sex, but besides exterior differences, there are subtle but significant differences within the brain. Spasificly INAH3 which is called “third interstitial nucleus of the anterior hypothalamus” which is typically about two to three times larger

Medical researchers have been aware for a long time that the male and female brain is different in size. In 2001, researchers from Harvard found certain parts of the brain were differently sized in males and females; this may answer some of the questions about the difference in the male and female brain in regards to development and

Studies have also been carried out into whether or not there are differences between male and female brain size and whether this affects how we relate to each other in terms of gender. Simon Baron-Cohen believes that male brains are wired towards systematic understanding and females are wired towards empathy. In addition he says that this is not necessarily always the case but the majority are wired in this way: “Both sexes have their strengths and weaknesses. Neither sex is superior overall.” (Baron-Cohen, S. 2003).

Females are better at verbalizing and verbal tasks and use double the amount of words than males when talking. Females also learn how to read and write earlier than males and also have a superior sensory system. Females use their five senses much better and are able to remember sensory information easier and have better hearing ranges than males (Sasser). It may often seem that males do not pay attention in the classroom, but in reality it may not be a case of attention at all. Males actually might not hear the frequency or pitch of the teacher’s voice, so in turn a teacher needs to talk louder. Females may take this the wrong way and consider it yelling when in fact the teacher is just trying to get everybody’s attention (Moton). Males are able to spatially process information better. Having this advantage makes them better at multiple skills such as motor skills, mental manipulation of objects, mathematical and abstract reasoning, processing symbols and pictures, navigation, and computer processing (Sasser).