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His Brain, Her Brain

By: Scientific American
Narrated by: Janet Metzger
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Boy or girl? Even before a person is born, that’s the first thing everyone wants to know - underscoring just how much value human societies of all types place on gender.

In His Brain, Her Brain, we take a closer look at the anatomical, chemical, and functional differences in the brains of men and women - as well as some surprising similarities. For instance, studies of infants find few differences in cognitive skills between boys and girls; but there is no denying that boys love trucks, whereas girls prefer dolls.

While some gender differences are evident even on the first day of a baby’s life, most of these discrepancies start out small but get amplified by our gender-obsessed culture. Tea parties and wrestling matches leave their stamp on growing brains, but the gap that separates boys and girls would be less noticeable if parents encouraged activities such as reading for boys and video games for girls.

Few sex disparities are as hardwired as popular accounts make them out to be. A better understanding of the real - and imagined - differences between his brain and her brain can help us overcome cultural biases, improve communication, and strengthen relationships.
©2017 by Scientific American, a division of Nature America, Inc. Scientific American is a registered trademark of Nature America, Inc. All rights reserved (P)2020 by Blackstone Publishing
Human Sexuality Neuroscience & Neuropsychology
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don't bother

At one point they blame the way peer reviewed studies are conducted for more women not being in STEM subjects. plenty of fallacies wording is poor points to facts and then makes general assumptions not based on facts when it suits their arguments, so overall message isn't credible and for me at least can't be taken seriously.
It does prove one thing You don't have to be an excellent writer to write a book

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