Different Brain Wiring in Men and Women:

Men and women are different in more than one ways. Not only do they look different, they also think differently. A new study suggests that their brains are in fact, wired in a different manner since birth.

Human brain has four parts, each having a different task. The back of the brain handles cognitive skills, while the front lobe handles action; the right side focuses on intuitive thinking, while the left hemisphere does all the logical thinking. The research suggests that male brain has a more active frontal lobe, suggesting an inclination towards motor or mechanical skills, while women’s brains react strongly to emotions and analytical processes.

A research was carried out involving scans of brains of around 1000 adults which concluded that male brains showed more connectivity within the hemispheres, whereas female brains were more connected between the hemispheres. In other words, women’s brains have shown to have a high degree of gray matter, which is the computational tissue of the brain, while men have a greater percentage of white matter, the connective cables of the brain.

Men and women are wired differently when it comes to reacting to pain as well. This study also suggests that women are more competent to deal with pain, as compared to men that explains why women can bear the severe pain of childbirth.  They need double dosage of painkiller than men, mainly because the part of the brain which reacts to pain is under developed in women and reacts slowly to painkillers. On the other hand, men’s brain is highly receptive, so reacts faster to anti-pain medicine.  Similarly, this suggests why women are more empathetic during stressful times, while men’s brain reacts with hostility.

The findings of the research could also assist researchers to understand why some of the diseases, like autism, are more recurrent in males.

Bentham Science Publishers is a recognized name in the STM industry, having journals and eBooks on various genres including; natural science, information technology, medicine etc. Bentham Science Publishers has an impact factor journal named “Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering” which can help researchers for further investigation on the subject.

Please click on the following link to access it: http://benthamscience.com/nbe/index.htm