Posted by allisonm on February 17, 2001, at 17:07:46
In reply to Re: gender differences and depression, posted by SLS on February 17, 2001, at 12:51:37
> > >Yes, there are striking differences in the brains of male versus female. It seems to me that females must be smarter, for their corpus collosum bridging the two cerebral hemispheres is larger. They might have access to a greater number of otherwise unilaterally located skills and reasoning matrices, thus "a woman's intuition". I think woman can often see the whole picture rather than simply following a linear addition of the sum of its parts.
I am just guessing at this and looking for female accolades...
Guys, if you know what's good for you, you will all agree unconditionally.< < <
> >I think the evolutionary question is, not why do females have these capacities, but why males do not. Males are the "specialized" sex. We are good for only one thing. I just don't happen to know what exactly that one thing is.< <
Scott,I am holding my tongue and laughing out loud. Thanks for brightening my afternoon!
Allison
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