The document discusses the structural and functional differences between male and female brains, highlighting that these differences extend beyond appearance to cognitive and emotional functioning. It outlines key distinctions such as brain size, specialization for tasks, connectivity, and the impact of neurochemicals. Despite these differences, the document concludes that there is no identifiable disparity in overall intellectual abilities between genders.

1. STRUCTURALAND
FUNCTIONAL
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
MALE AND FEMALE
BRAIN
PROSUN DEY
ROLL NUMBER - 1012
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY
SERAMPORE COLLEGE
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2. The differences between genders---extend
beyond what the eye can see….
• Psychological sex difference occurs due to interaction of genes,
hormones and social learning on brain development throughout the
lifespan…..
But
• brain morphology and function studies indicates that male and
female brains cannot always be assumed to be identical from either a
structural or functional perspective, and some brain structures are
sexually dimorphic………
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3. HISTORY
• Ideas of differences in the male and female brain circulated during the time of ancient Greek
philosophers around 850 B.C.
• In 1854, Emil Huschke discovered that "the frontal lobe in the male is all of 1% larger than that of the
female.
• Until around 21 years ago, scientists knew of several structural sexual dimorphisms of the brain, but
they did not think that sex had any impact on how the human brain performs daily tasks.
• Through fMRI and PET scan studies a great deal of information regarding the differences between
male and female brains and how much they differ in regards to both structure and function has been
uncovered
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4. HUMAN BRAIN
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5. Males have bigger brains—which doesn’t
mean they’re smarter
• Volume Around 1130cc In
Female,1260 cc In Male
• Males Brain Are 10% Larger
Than Female
• Skull Is 2% Greater In Male
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6. Female brain is
multi tasking --
Why?
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7. CERABRAL
HEMISPHERE
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9. IN MALES
• Strong Left Hemisphere
Specialization For Verbal
Processing
• Strong Right Hemisphere
Specialization For Spatial
Processing
• Mostly Used Left Hemispheres
IN FEMALES
• Whereas Females Show Greater
Bi hemispheric Participation In
Both Verbal And Spatial
Processing
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10. EFFECT
(1) Lower Verbal Ability In Males
(2) Women Are More Capable Of Managing Several Information Flows
Simultaneously, While Men Get Irritated When They Have To Do
Several Things At The Same Time.
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11. CORPUS
CALLOSUM
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12. The Corpus Callosum Is A
Thick Band Of Nerve Fibers
That Divides The Cerebral
Cortex Lobes Into Left And
Right Hemispheres.
It Connects The Left And
Right Sides Of The Brain
Allowing For
Communication Between
Both Hemispheres.
The Corpus Callosum
Transfers Motor, Sensory,
And Cognitive Information
Between The Brain
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13. At around the 26-week stage, girl fetuses generally start
developing A thicker corpus callosum
The brain inter-hemispheric connectivity was greater in
women's and girls' brains, whereas intra-hemispheric
connectivity was greater in the brains of men and boys
Men are able to separate information, stimulus, emotions,
relationships, etc. Into separate compartments in their
brains, while women tend to link everything together
Men see individual issues with parts of their brain, while
women look at the holistic or multiple issues with their
whole brain (both hemispheres).
IN MALES AND FEMALES…
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15. LOBES
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17. MALE
• Inferior Parietal Lobe Much
Larger
FEMALE
• Frontal And Temporal Lobe
Volume Is HIGHER In Which The
Areas Of Broca And Wernicke
Are present
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18. • Mental Mathematical Abilities,understanding And
Manipulating Spatial Perception Of Time And Speed, And
The Ability To Mentally Rotate 3-D Figures Are Higher In
Male
• Women Are More Attuned To Words And Sounds And Are
Normally Better At Learning Languages. This Is Also Why
Men Tend To Have A Harder Time Expressing Emotions
Verbally.
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19. WOMEN BRAIN TRANSFERS
DATA FASTER AND ATTAINTIVE
TO MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES
WHY?
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20. GREY,WHITE MATTER
AND
CONNECTIONS
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21. • Grey matter (or gray matter) is a major
component of the central nervous system,
consisting of neuronal cell bodies, neuropil
(dendrites and myelinated as well as
unmyelinated axons), glial cells (astroglia
and oligodendrocytes), synapses, and
capillaries.
• White matter is a component of the central
nervous system, in the brain and superficial
spinal cord, and consists mostly of glial cells
and myelinated axons that transmit signals
from one region of the cerebrum to another
and between the cerebrum and lower brain
centers.
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22. MALE
• Men Think More USING “Gray
Matter”,
• Male Brains Utilize Nearly
Seven Times More Gray
Matter For Activity
FEMALE
• Women Use More “White
Matter”.
• Female Brains Utilize Nearly
Ten Times More White Matter
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23. CONNECTIONS
• Male brains appear to be wired front to back with few connections
bridging the two hemispheres
• In females,the pathways criss-crossed between left and right
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24. HIPPOCAMPUS,AMYGDALA
AND
LIMBIC SYSTEM
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25. • Females Have A Larger Hippocampus And A Deeper Limbic System And
Dominant Left Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Than Males, Which Allows
Them To Feel The Full Range And Depth Of The Emotional Spectrum
Women Are More Emotional, But We All Knew That Already.
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26. Women Feel More Pain, But We All Knew That
Already
• Upon Experiencing Pain, Men’s
Right Amygdala Is Activated,
While It’s The Left Amygdala In
Women.
• Since The Left Amygdala Is
More Closely Associated With
“Internal Functions,” It Is
Thought That This Is Why
Women Experience Pain More
Acutely Than Men Do.
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27. WOMEN HAS MORE LONG TERM MEMORY
AND RECALL POWER
• Activation Of Hippocampus Is More Dominant On Left Side Of Female
While It Is More Dominant On Right Side In Males
• This In Turn Influences Cognitive Reasoning,women Use More Verbal
Strategies Than Men
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28. NEUROCHEMICAL
INFLUENCE ON MALE
AND FEMALE BRAIN
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29. oxytocin improves spatial memory
• Through Activation Of The MAP Kinase Pathway, Oxytocin Plays A Role In The
Enhancement Of Long-term Synaptic Plasticity
Women Are More Likely To Suffer From Mood Disorders
• Male Brains Synthesize Serotonin Far More Quickly Than Female Brains,
Which May Explain Why Women Are Far More Prone To Depression.
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30. Women handle stress better than men
Both males and females release the hormone oxytocin during stressful events.
But female estrogen combines with oxytocin to produce a calming effect,
whereas male testosterone only makes men more aggressive
Estradiol Influences Cognitive Function
specifically by enhancing learning and memory in a dose-sensitive manner. Too
much estrogen can have negative effects by weakening performance of learned tasks as well as
hindering performance of memory tasks; this can result in females exhibiting poorer
performance of such tasks when compared to males
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31. INTELLIGENCE
Despite the physical differences between the male and
female brain and how males and females utilize their
abilities there is NO IDENTIFIABLE DIFFERENCE
in intellectual ability between the male and female
brain.
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32. WHY WOMEN LOVE CHOCOLATE MORE..??
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33. Chocolate Helps The Body Generate SEROTONIN, Which Is The
Happiness Hormone That Regulates The Mood, Reduces Mood Swings
And That Even Prevents Depression!!
If Chocolate Assists In Making People Feel Better Then Why Do Only
Women Love Them So Much?
• The Hormonal Levels Of Women Keep Changing Every Now And Then
As A Result Of The Menstrual Cycle And This Makes Them More
Vulnerable To Mood Changes.
• Women Love Chocolate So Much Because It Helps Them Regulate Their
Mood As A Result Of The Hormonal Changes They Experience.
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34. Gender Difference Of Brain Helps Us To Know
• Which Disease Is Prone To Specific Gender
• Better Difference Between Males And Females
• It Also Helps The Parents To Guide Their Children Better
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CONCLUSION

35. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I Would Like To Thank All My Respected Teachers, Departmental
Staffs , My Seniors, Friends And My Parents For Their Help And
Support In Completion Of This Project.
Specially I would like to thank CHANDRIMA BHATTACHARYA &
DEBOJYOTI DAS for supporting me in this Project.
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