Pain
Women react faster and more acutely to pain, although their overall resistance to long-term discomfort is greater than men's. In a sample of young adults, females showed "overwhelmingly" greater sensitivity to pressure on the skin on every part of the body. In childhood and maturity, women have a tactile sensitivity so superior to men's that in some tests there is no overlap between the scores of the two sexes; in these, the least sensitive woman is more sensitive than the most sensitive man. This is because the area of the brain that is activated during pain is the amygdala (an almond shaped mass of nuclei located deep within the temporal lobe of the brain) and researchers have discovered that in men, the right amygdala is activated and in women, the left amygdala is activated. The right amygdala has more connections with areas of the brain that control external functions while the right amygdala has more connections with internal functions. This difference probably explains why women perceive pain more intensely than men do.| What do you think? So do men and women experience emotions differently? Click here to unfold the answer |
Emotions
Women typically have a larger deep limbic system than men, which allows them to be more in touch with their feelings and better ability to express them, which promotes bonding with others. Because of this ability to connect, more women serve as caregivers for children. The down side to this larger deep limbic system is, that it also opens women up to depression, especially during times of hormonal shifts such as after childbirth or during a woman's menstrual cycle.
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Aggression
The biggest behavioral difference between men and women is the natural, innate aggression of men, which explains to a large degree their historical dominance of the species. Men didn't learn aggression as one of the tactics of the sex war. We do not teach a boy child to be aggressive - indeed, we try vainly to stop it. Even researchers disapproving the acknowledgement of sex differences agree that this is a male feature, and one which cannot be explained by social conditioning.Susceptibility to disorders
Men and women use the two hemispheres of the brain differently, and because of this, there are some disorders that men and women are susceptible to in different ways. Studies in people with damage to the left sides of their brains, for example, show that men with damage are less likely to be able to recover their ability to talk. The work, from researchers in Bonn, Germany, suggested that men's verbal abilities may stem mostly from the left side of the brain. Meanwhile, women with left brain damage usually retained some language skills, because of the brain's ability to use both hemispheres. Due to the same reasons, men are more apt to have dyslexia or other language problems. Women on the other hand, are more susceptible to mood disorders such as depression and anxiety, as mentioned above. While handedness is not a disorder, these brain tendencies also explain why more men are left-handed than women. Men are also more likely to be diagnosed with autism, ADHD, and Tourette's Syndrome.References
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