Brainpower as easy as X and Y

I always wondered why the Barbie dolls were headless. At least I know now it wasn't malicious on my son's part. Poor kid. I feel guilty.
I also feel great relief that my math instructor was out sick this morning and the scheduled test was delayed. I'm not even bothered that I woke up early to get to class after staying up until 5am to finish my assignment due today.

Scientists say males have more activity in mechanical centers of the brain, whereas females show more activity in verbal and emotional centers.

The differences can be noticed from early childhood, Gurian said, such as when an adult gives a child a doll.

"That doll becomes life-like to that girl, but you give it to a two-year-old boy and you are more likely, not all the time, but you are more likely than not to see that boy try to take the head off the doll," he said.

"He thinks spatial-mechanical. He's using the doll as an object".

To find out why these differences exist, scientists have taken voyages deep inside the gray matter using MRI scans. [ read more ]

Thanks much to Bob for this link. He says he's slowing down on his blog too. We'll see. Mucha suerte con las lecciones españolas. posted by Cyndy | link | | |
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