3. Structural Differences
Male
• males tend to have verbal
centers on only the left
hemisphere
• Male brains utilize nearly
seven times more gray
matter for activity
Female
• Females often have a larger
hippocampus
• a higher density of neural
connections into the
hippocampus
• females tend to have verbal
centers on both sides of the
brain
• female brains utilize nearly
ten times more white
matter
4.
5. Chemistry
Male
• Testosterone
• Lower levels of oxytocin, a
bonding-relationship
chemical
• boys at times need different
strategies for stress release
than girls
Female
• Estrogen
• Higher levels of oxytocin
• Higher levels of serotonin
6.
7. Processing
Male
• Better connections between
the front of the brain and
the back
• Better orientation in space
• Better hand-eye
coordination
• „tunnel vision”
Female
• Better connections between
left and right hemisphere
• Ability to multitask
• Wider view point
• Able to process more
informations at once
8. Blood Flow and Brain Activity
Male
• after reflecting more briefly on
an emotive memory, they
analyze it somewhat, then
move onto the next task
• they may choose to change
course and do something
active and unrelated to
feelings rather than analyze
their feelings at all
• Better at problem solving
tasks(like math, physics…)
Female
• more natural blood flow
throughout the brain at any
given moment
• higher degree of blood flow in
a concentration part of the
brain called the cingulate
gyrus
• More emotional
• Better at processing emotions
• Better at care giveing tasks(like
riseing children)
