Are There Neurological Differences Between Men and Women?

If you watch TV (like most Americans) it will seem like most people have settled on believing that there are little to no inherent mental differences between men and women. However, if you talk to the general public, especially those with a significant other, they will probably tell you that any idiot can tell that there IS in fact many differences.

This is where it gets tricky, though. Many people claim that those differences are enforced by society, and have little or no relation to natural brain chemistry. This seems like a quality argument, but one must also think - How did society develop these stereotypes to begin with?

It is a fact that in most ancient cultures, men hunted and women (for the most part) gathered. It is entirely plausible that each of them evolved accordingly over time. The areas of the brain were most likely sharpened to help each sex carry out their jobs. Furthermore, the presence of androgen in embryos creates a male brain, whereas studies show that the lack-thereof, or maybe even ovarian hormones create the female brain.

While there has been plenty of evidence supporting the natural neurological differences in men and women, many psychologists and pseudo psychologists press on, and insist that these claims are false. But why? Is it simply because their own egos are barring them from believing that not everyone was born with the exact same set of skills? Or is there some other reason?

What is truly amazing to me is that mega-liberals will use this data (or related data) to support their belief that homosexuals and heterosexuals are inherently different, however, they will then deny it in the case of men vs. women. While there is evidence of the brains of homosexuals being more like that of straight people of the opposite sex, this is not necessarily a good thing. To me, this is actually implying that something went wrong while they were in their embryonic state. Does this mean that homosexuality is something that can be adapted out of existence, or maybe even 'fixed' before birth?


Here is a great website that explains a lot of these neurological differences and contains many citations. http://www.cerebromente.org.br/n11/mente/eisntein/cerebro-homens.html

Keith