Girls Vs. Boys: Brain Differences Might Explain Tech Behaviors

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[GrandizerII]

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Of course there are sex differences in ways of thinking and attitudes between men and women, but nothing in this article shows that the differences are due to sex-based biological differences from birth. We know social conditioning is a major brain changer from when children are very young.

[EgoDeath]

Responding to OP:
Of course there are sex differences in ways of thinking and attitudes between men and women, but nothing in this article shows that the differences are due to sex-based biological differences from birth. We know social conditioning is a major brain changer from when children are very young.

I never claimed it proved that lol. In fact, I was more interested in reading about how video games and social media affect a child's brain.

Although, I think the truth is probably somewhere in the middle. I think sex determines these differences a lot more than people would like to admit, and I think societal influences affect the brain's development more than a lot of other people would like to admit.

I think people who try to paint any behavior (save for a few exceptions) as being solely nature or solely nurture are total morons.

[GrandizerII]

Responding to OP:
Of course there are sex differences in ways of thinking and attitudes between men and women, but nothing in this article shows that the differences are due to sex-based biological differences from birth. We know social conditioning is a major brain changer from when children are very young.

I never claimed it proved that lol. In fact, I was more interested in reading about how video games and social media affect a child's brain.

Although, I think the truth is probably somewhere in the middle. I think sex determines these differences a lot more than people would like to admit, and I think societal influences affect the brain's development more than a lot of other people would like to admit.

I think people who try to paint any behavior (save for a few exceptions) as being solely nature or solely nurture are total morons.

The title of the thread is misleading then. Sure, brain differences mean differences in behavior and psychology, but that does not mean that the different ways girls and boys are socially conditioned doesn't contribute to brain differences. And it's not really clear if there are innate psychological differences between men and women that are firmly "set in stone". In fact, even with respect to differences in aggression levels, some recent studies have been suggesting that the differences might not be due to innate neurobiology differences between the sexes after all.

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[EgoDeath]

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Researchers at the University of Zurich looked at how differences in brain functioning can help explain why women tend to be more prosocial—that is, helpful, generous and cooperative—than men. In the 2017 study, they hypothesized that the areas of women’s brains related to reward processing are more active when they share rewards and that those areas in men are more active when receiving selfish rewards. Brain scans conducted on men and women, in which they chose between receiving a monetary reward only for themselves or one that involved sharing money with others, supported their theory.

So they are saying men are inherently more selfish?

[EgoDeath]

Researchers at the University of Zurich looked at how differences in brain functioning can help explain why women tend to be more prosocial—that is, helpful, generous and cooperative—than men. In the 2017 study, they hypothesized that the areas of women’s brains related to reward processing are more active when they share rewards and that those areas in men are more active when receiving selfish rewards. Brain scans conducted on men and women, in which they chose between receiving a monetary reward only for themselves or one that involved sharing money with others, supported their theory.

So they are saying men are inherently more selfish?

Interesting.

What's even more interesting to me is how understanding the inherent differences in the sexes can actually help the advancement of finding cures for certain diseases.

[GrandizerII]

Researchers at the University of Zurich looked at how differences in brain functioning can help explain why women tend to be more prosocial—that is, helpful, generous and cooperative—than men. In the 2017 study, they hypothesized that the areas of women’s brains related to reward processing are more active when they share rewards and that those areas in men are more active when receiving selfish rewards. Brain scans conducted on men and women, in which they chose between receiving a monetary reward only for themselves or one that involved sharing money with others, supported their theory.

So they are saying men are inherently more selfish?

Not inherently, no. At least not necessarily. Since we know the brain is plastic and malleable, even if there did happen to be some innately "male brain" and "female brain" at birth, it wouldn't make much difference anyway.

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