Study: Male, Female Brains Not That Different
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="brains">brains</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="neatly">neatly</span> <span word="into">into</span> '<span word="male">male</span>' <span word="and">and</span> '<span word="female">female</span>' <span word="categories">categories</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span>.</p><p><span word="Researchers">Researchers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Tel">Tel</span> <span word="Aviv">Aviv</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="structural">structural</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brains">brains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="scan">scan</span> <span word="image">image</span>.</p><p><span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="brains">brains</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Tel">Tel</span> <span word="Aviv">Aviv</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="distinctly">distinctly</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="distinctly">distinctly</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="reproductive">reproductive</span> <span word="organs">organs</span>.</p><p>"<span word="To">To</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="over">over</span> 1,400 <span word="brains">brains</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="samples">samples</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Daphna">Daphna</span> <span word="Joel">Joel</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="psychobiology">psychobiology</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Tel">Tel</span> <span word="Aviv">Aviv</span> <span word="University">University</span>. "<span word="In">In</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="sample">sample</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continuum">continuum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continuum">continuum</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="rare">rare</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="all">all</span> '<span word="male">male</span>' <span word="or">or</span> <span word="all">all</span> '<span word="female">female</span>' <span word="traits">traits</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="repercussions">repercussions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="findings">findings</span>? <span word="Joel">Joel</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="categorizing">categorizing</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="interests">interests</span>.</p>
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