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"Rippon has analysed the data on sex differences in the brain. She
admits that she, like many others, initially sought out these
differences. But she couldn’t find any beyond the negligible, and other
research was also starting to question the very existence of such
differences. For example, once any differences in brain size were
accounted for, “well-known” sex differences in key structures
disappeared. Which is when the penny dropped: perhaps it was time to
abandon the age-old search for the differences between brains from men
and brains from women. Are there any significant differences based on
sex alone? The answer, she says, is no. To suggest otherwise is
“neurofoolishness”."
Via Muse.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
