Kosovare Male And Female Brains
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Male and female brains are different
By: Kosovare Mustafa
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empathizing
Syste
mizing
theory
A new theory claims that the female brain is predominantly hard-wired for empathy, and that the male brain is predominantly hard-wired for understanding and building systems (Baron-Cohen, S. (2004)
Are males better at systemizing
Males tend to show far more 'direct' aggression (pushing, hitting, punching, etc.). Females tend to show more 'indirect' (or 'relational', covert) aggression. (Baron-Cohen , 2004)
Are females better at empathizing?
Baby girls, as young as 12 months old, respond more empathically to the distress of other people, showing greater concern through more sad looks, sympathetic vocalizations, and Comforting (Baron-Cohen , 2004)
The x chromosome that males have
one and females have two of- though
one acts as a backup –is a cognitive
“hot spot,” carrying an unusually large
percentage of genes involved in brain
manufacture.
Woman are generally more complex,
because the active x chromosome in
their cells are a mix of moms and dads.
Macdonald, M. (2008
Men's and woman's brains are different
structurally and biochemically-men
have a bigger amygdale and produce
serotonin faster, for example—but we
don’t know if those difference have
significance. Men and woman respond differentially
to acute stress: woman activate the left
hemisphere’s amygada and remember
the emotional details. Men use the
right amygada and get the gist.
Macdonald, M. (2008
By more than 2 to 1, women are more
likely to get depressed than men, a
figure that shows up just after puberty
and remains stable for the next 50
years. Males exhibit more antisocial behavior.
Females have more anxiety.
Most alcoholics and drug addicts are
male. Most anorexics are female.
Macdonald, M. (2008)
Mama`s boy
The reason they say “mamas boy” is
because Men's x chromosome all come
from mom, and their y chromosome
carries less then 100 genes, compared
with about 1500 for the x chromosome
Female= more varied
Male= less varied
Macdonald, M. (2008)
Brain parts
• Bigger more complex in woman (control decision making)
• Larger in males (general of emotion and memory)
• Larger, faster in females (process short term memory to long term memory.
• Larger, faster in men (controls emotion and mood faster then woman)
Frontal cortex
amygdale
hippocampus
serotonin
John medina (2009).
John medina (2009
jokesIf they can put a man on the moon…why
cant they put them all there?
RESOURCES John medina (2009). Brains rule. Retrieved July, 9 2009 from University of
Washington School of Medicine, Bioengineering Web site: http://www.brainrules.net/gender
Macdonald, M. (2008). YOUR BRAIN:THE MISSING MANUAL (1st ed.). Sebastopol, ca: o`reilly media.
Baron-Cohen, S. (2004). Male and Female Brain : Information from Answers.com. Retrieved June 9, 2009 from , Web site: http://www.answers.com/topic/male-and-female-brain
Medina, j. (2009). Brain rules (1st Ed). : Tracy cutchlow.