Summary: Sex And The Brain

Summary: The excerpt “The Gender Blur” from the book “Sex on the Brain,” written in first person by Deborah Blum, a science writer, in 1998, explains the sex difference and behavior that a person goes through on a daily basis. She also explains how their childhood may affect their adulthood. Blum states that “[s]ex differences are always generalizations: They refer to a behavior, with some evolutionary rationale behind it. They never define entirely, an individual. And that fact alone should tell

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

In her scientific work Sex Differences in the Brain Kimura analysis several key differences that cause men and women to excel in various tasks and jobs due to naturally occurring phenomenon in the body and

Construction The current debate is on the question of gender identity, and if it is environmentally or biologically constructed. Gender identity is ones sense of being female, male, a combination of both, or neither regardless of their biological sex, and is connected to ones core sense of self. I was instructed to argue that gender identity is biologically constructed (J. Janke, Personal Communication). Your gender identity is not something that develops over time, but rather something that you

advantages to single-sex schools? Summary of myth Education is arguably the most fundamental tool a person can have, it sets the foundation for future success and directly affect earning potential. There are numerous controversies regarding education and there are multiple views of these controversies, but the main area of concern, seems to be, whether or not single-sex schools leads to better academic outcomes than co-educational schools. Most people infer that single-sex schools lead to better

into: * Archaeological evidence * Genetic evidence * Studies on non-human primates * Universality * Hunter gatherers * Modern human populations 1. Archaeological evidence. Fossil evidence: Shape of skull, indicating brain size, body shape indicating diet,

IVF Topic Sentence David Dobbs in the Article “Beautiful Brains” proves the theme that it takes teenage brains longer to mature due to the recent change in impulsivity and adolescent behaviors. Point The author begins his article with a story of how his own son, as a teenager, spent time in the police barracks: the author’s son, despite being “reasonable” and understanding (after the fact), was cited for reckless driving--something that is the antithesis of being “reasonable.” Setup When describing

capabilities are not different from those heterosexual. This article is important for further studies in homosexuality and heterosexuality. Some people might believe that there are similarities in the brain between homosexual and

Understanding Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Differences between Males and Females on the Autism Spectrum The differences between males and females with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) is a topic that has recently become more prevalent. In order to better diagnose, treat, and educate females with ASDs it is vital to understand the differences between the sexes. The dissimilarities between females and males with ASDs range from subtle variances to more obvious. According to

cervix and mammary glands. The male’s body secretes the hormone testosterone, which affects their sex drive, their bone mass, their voice, their hair production, their