Female and Male Brain Differences
February 19th, 2009
The Physical Differences
For a long time scientists thought that women were smaller versions of men with different reproductive systems.
Given that women and men’s brain sizes are different it was assumed that because the male brain was larger it was more intelligent.
Wrong – men and women have the same number of neurons – women’s are more tightly packed into a smaller place like being in a control garment – corset/ girdle!
Female and Male Brain Differences
Men and Women use different brain circuits for:
- Problem Solving
- Processing of Language
- Storage of past experiences
German study findings
In a German study researchers conducted brain scans of men and women whilst problem solving, there were sex specific differences in the brain circuits that were used to complete the task, women triggered brain pathways linked to visual identification and spent more time than men picturing the objects in their mind, both completed the task to the same standard.
