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Men From Mars and Women From Venus? Not So, It Seems

According to Gina Rippon, a professor at Aston University in Birmingham in the UK, "One of the bigge...
TodayFM
TodayFM

5:25 PM - 22 Aug 2016



Men From Mars and Women From V...

Lunchtime

Men From Mars and Women From Venus? Not So, It Seems

TodayFM
TodayFM

5:25 PM - 22 Aug 2016



According to Gina Rippon, a professor at Aston University in Birmingham in the UK, "One of the biggest barriers to equality is crumbling, thanks to a study that blows away the misconception that male and female brains are distinct.

"Based on detailed and careful analysis of core features seen in scans of more than 1400 female and male human brains, Israeli researcher Daphna Joel and colleagues demonstrated that most are unique mixes or “mosaics” of features previously thought to be either “male” or “female”. A brain that is not a mix was found to be extremely rare.

The result is a major challenge to the entrenched misconceptions typified by the “men are from Mars, women are from Venus” hokum. My hope is it will be a game-changer for the 21st century".

 


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