Are the Brains of Boys and Girls Fundamentally Different?

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PenkWing · Accepted Answer

There are some statistical differences, but all behavioral science has shown that they are mostly irrelevant. Take any test that measures one of those things that are correlated with gender, e. g. visual-spatial thinking. Looking at the results you won't be able to guess any better than a flip of a coin if the test taker was a men or a woman. That's because the differences are in average, but there is a lot of variance between people anyway. Every single one of those characteristics is distributed in a very random way across the population.

This Stanford Medicine article is a clear example of a scientific writer who tries to say that the differences are clear. But the best he can achieve is to admit that they are very small and mostly insignificant, and hand-wave the rest: https://stanmed.stanford.edu/how-mens-and-womens-brains-are-different/

The most striking difference is... sense of gender itself. Like, how you relate with your adult body and with your sexuality. Most people have a sense of gender hardwired in the brain which correlates with their own body, so there is nothing special about it. But there are people who have a different experience: they have a strong sense of gender which doesn't correspond to the gender assigned to their body. We say that these people are "transgender", that is, their sense of gender is on the opposite side than initially assigned.

So there are some differences, but they don't say anything about the behavior of boys and girls. Every brain is different, so trust what the person says about themselves, rather than what you'd expect for their gender!

Anpu23 · Accepted Answer

Wrote a MyTake about this  there is a fundamental difference in the way male and female brains function. Different connections and structural pathways. Such as emotional response, in men the way men process emotions is through the centers for action while in women it is processed through the center for communication. Sexual stimulation is another good one. But yes the difference is clear.

4ngelic · Accepted Answer

biologically we're actually pretty similar, only about 7-9% of the brain is biologically gendered. the rest is a blank slate. most of differences between how guys and girls is depends on how traditional a society is. in the west there actually isn't much difference between how guys and girls are personality wise (according to science)

Adaeva · Accepted Answer

Women excel in several measures of verbal ability. Men have superior visuospatial skills. However, both are human so there are far more similarities then differences.

RiseofArtemis · Answer

Women and men think completely different. Its proven even on how they chose their partner. Women are almost always completely illogical in what they want in their partner. He has to b 6 feet make this much money be completely fit while she looks like a whale.

Some are reasonable like the money aspect does make some sense but the rest is just nonsense. A short guy who's lets say 5 feet 4 can easily beat a guy who's 6 feet and over if the short guy goes to the gym and is jacked and knows how to fight while the other isn't. Remember most people are avarage in strengh so if you are stronger you already exceed most humans.

Just to coompare I started going to the gym just 8 months ago and can alredy deadlift 130kg while not doing that much legday at all. I'm above a lot of other beginners in that regard.

Its a proven fact we think different. If we wouldn't then we as a society would be far more ahead in technology then we actually are. Women think emotionaly and men think logicaly. If both thought with logic only then society would probably be heaven on earth and we would already have colonized other planets and if both thought with emotions it would be hell to live in. But that's not the case.

FinalFantasyBro · Answer

I sometimes think people immediately assume that men and women are completely equal no whenever I think equal between the sexes I immediately assume like with opportunities or having legal rights to having things. But besides legal rights and going to school or finding work men and women are still rationally different in terms of biology. Guys and Girls tend to have different skill sets because of biology and we both have different ways of thinking but that what makes both genders exceptionally unique because if boys and girls are exactly the same than what be the point of having two genders we be better off just sticking with one gender or people might as well not claim to be a specific gender.

TheSpaceGnome · Answer

In terms of running bodily organs, slightly, though some expressions are rather extreme.

In terms of thought, no.

Major mental differences between genders are usually a result of local culture, which tends to only really effect people below a certain intellectual threshold.

TryMeBee · Answer

No. There's general differences, but they aren't fundamental. Having a brain structure or temperament more like the average of the opposite sex than the average of your own sex doesn't make you any less your own sex. It just makes you less average.

Anonymous · Answer

Absolutely. There are definitely clear differences in our brains that are to do with gender rather than environment. For instance that saying boys will be boys is definitely true.

burlen · Answer

While there are some minor biological differences between the brains of boys and girls, these distinctions do not lead to significant disparities in cognitive abilities or intellectual potential.

bolverk · Answer

Oh they are very different. This video highlights some of the differences;

Dargil · Answer

Not sure about the structure nut the programming is different.

Chthou95 · Answer

Yes it's true. The brains of both genders are not the same. We think differently and look at things differently. Very different

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

Everyone's brain is different based on the individual and genetics they inherited and life experiences particularly in the forming years of that child.

Anonymous · Answer

Yeah definitely, we definitely think differently and I think with women their left and right half’s of their brains is more connected than in men’s, probably why they are usually better linguistically than most men with learning other languages

TinaBurneJones · Answer

I don't think there is much difference between the brains of boys and girls. I feel that the difference between boys and girls is more about physical fitness. Boys are more robust, while girls are more dexterous.

AnusNdaPainus · Answer

Yes! I’m sorry if that hurts your stupid ears

Christoff92 · Answer

Depending on the boys and girls. Each has a different individuality.

David4358 · Answer

yes there are differences

asphaltrhymes · Answer

I'd like to say so, lol 😬👍🏻

Anonymous · Answer

Yes, i think so.

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