Brain Differences
Difference between male and female brains
Despite that males and females are both humans, we have differences in the body and the brain. There are multiple differences between the male and female brain. It is not completely understood yet but it has been seen in the multiple areas of the brain. Now that we have the technology to properly study the brain we can see that there are differences. Some of these differences are the structure of the brain, what side of the brain we use more and how our brain affects our behavior. This paper will show you the differences that have been seen but also that the difference is not due to intelligence. Development has a lot to do with the differences between males and females. For instance, around the teenage years females have a significant advantage with timed tests and tasks (Moran, 2012). During the pre-school and kindergarten grades the males and females timing process is the same, but during the teenage years is when they start to differ in time processing (Moran, 2012). In classrooms teachers have to realize that males do not do well in timed material so they should give it to them in chucks and structured time (Moran, 2012). This is not to say that they shouldn’t take tests, it’s just harder to them to take timed tests, so structure the test in multiple ways. Research found that males scored lower than females in all age groups on tests (Moran, 2012). But during adolescence, studies found that males were better in verbal abilities (Moran, 2012). Overall, there is not a difference in intelligence between males and females (Moran, 2012). Even though there is not a difference between intelligences, there is a difference in how each male and female absorb the information and process it.
It is seen that one of the differences happens in the frontal and temporal lobe (Cowell, 1994, p. 4748). The majority of studies found that the brains of men age faster or earlier developing than those of women
Despite that males and females are both humans, we have differences in the body and the brain. There are multiple differences between the male and female brain. It is not completely understood yet but it has been seen in the multiple areas of the brain. Now that we have the technology to properly study the brain we can see that there are differences. Some of these differences are the structure of the brain, what side of the brain we use more and how our brain affects our behavior. This paper will show you the differences that have been seen but also that the difference is not due to intelligence. Development has a lot to do with the differences between males and females. For instance, around the teenage years females have a significant advantage with timed tests and tasks (Moran, 2012). During the pre-school and kindergarten grades the males and females timing process is the same, but during the teenage years is when they start to differ in time processing (Moran, 2012). In classrooms teachers have to realize that males do not do well in timed material so they should give it to them in chucks and structured time (Moran, 2012). This is not to say that they shouldn’t take tests, it’s just harder to them to take timed tests, so structure the test in multiple ways. Research found that males scored lower than females in all age groups on tests (Moran, 2012). But during adolescence, studies found that males were better in verbal abilities (Moran, 2012). Overall, there is not a difference in intelligence between males and females (Moran, 2012). Even though there is not a difference between intelligences, there is a difference in how each male and female absorb the information and process it.
It is seen that one of the differences happens in the frontal and temporal lobe (Cowell, 1994, p. 4748). The majority of studies found that the brains of men age faster or earlier developing than those of women
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