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[–]BewitchedSam 34 insightful - 1 fun34 insightful - 0 fun35 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I'm a neuropsych major. From what I've learned there is some controversy in the field about this. Some studies have shown that men typically have more grey matter and women have more white matter. However, more recent studies have shown that the distributions overlap and it's not always in predictable ways. There are size differences between male and female brains but research has shown that this corresponds with body sizes. Something to keep in mind is historically brain differences have been used to as a justification for sexism and racism. So I approach such studies with skepticism and try to look for signs of bias on the researchers part.

[–]catawampus 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I don’t really know anything about this topic, but couldn’t the way we are socialized and respond to our environment affect how our brains develop i.e. neural plasticity?

[–]BewitchedSam 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes our brains change based on our environment and events but this would contribute to individual differences and not average differences between sexes.