There’s also a difference in a tiny region of cells in the hypothalamus. Instead, what I found was a great deal of evidence that our minds are exquisitely attuned to the social environment, and surprisingly sensitive to gender stereotypes.īW: You write that many of the supposed sex differences in the brain are overstated or wrong, but what does separate male and female brains?ĬF: There are a few established, uncontroversial differences, such as the male brain being, on average, about 8 percent bigger.
I found this really interesting, but when I looked at the actual studies being used as evidence, I was shocked by how badly the neuroscientific findings were being misrepresented. Brain World: What made you want to write on this topic?Ĭordelia Fine: It began with a book I read as a parent, which claimed that hardwired sex differences mean that boys and girls should be parented and taught differently.
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