THE MALE AND FEMALE BRAIN

How are they different?

THE SENSES
MALE
More sensitive to
changes in levels of light


FEMALE
More acute sense of
smell
Better hearing
MOTOR SKILLS
MALE
More refined ability for
target directed motor
skills (gross motor
coordination
especially in children)
FEMALE
Faster at precision
manual tasks (fine
motor coordination
especially in children)
THE PHYSICAL BRAIN
MALE
10% larger than the
female brain (about 100
grams more brain
tissue)
More neurons in the
cerebral cortex
Larger Hypothalamus
helps regulate biological
drives

FEMALE
More dendritic
connections between
cells than men
Larger Corpus Callosum
greater use of both
hemispheres for
processing information


THE PHYSICAL BRAIN (Cont.)
MALE
Larger Inferior Parietal
Lobule an area of
mental mathematical
abilities (perceptions of
time, speed, and
mentally rotating 3D
figures
FEMALE
Larger Amygdala (an area
involved in regulating
and controlling
emotional reactions)
Larger Limbic System (an
area responsible for the
generation of emotions)

HEMISPHERE PREFERENCE AND
UTILIZATION
MALE
More likely to have left
brain hemispherical
preference
Uses more of left
hemisphere for
understanding language

FEMALE
More likely to have right
brain hemispherical
preference
Uses both hemispheres
for understanding
language
Speaks more words and
can find words more
readily than men

A male brain when reading is really only active on the left hemisphere of the brain, while
the female brain when reading is active on both sides of the brain.
EMOTIONS
MALE
Uses more of left
hemisphere to direct
emotions to specific
uses
FEMALE
More in touch with their
feelings
Greater ability to bond
with others and be
empathetic
Better at human relations

PROBLEMS
MALE
More prone to developing
ADHD, Autism
disorders, and
Tourettes Syndrome
More prone to Anti-Social
disorders
More prone to neuron
disease: Example -
Amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis
FEMALE
More prone to developing
Alzheimers Disease
More susceptible to
depression and related
mood disorders such as
anxiety
Higher risk of suicide
attempts
More prone to developing
anorexia


INTELLIGENCE
Despite the physical differences between
the male and female brain and how
males and females utilize their abilities
there is NO IDENTIFIABLE DIFFERENCE in
intellectual ability between the male and
female brain.