Everyone knows of the more obvious physical differences between men and women, and even some of the characteristics they are known to separate us. But, one thing that has always been a little less clear cut is brain activity in both men and women. Clearly, we are different regarding the way we think, but why?
Recent studies have been carried out by a team of researchers at the University of California that concludes that men and women’s brains are wired completely differently which could explain the different health issues each gender predominantly suffer with. For example, twice as many men as women die from cardiovascular problems, while osteoporosis affects more women at a rate of almost 7:1.
The original study was not designed to prove the differences between men and women’s brain function, but that just happened as a sideline event. MRI scans were used during the trial that showed the right part of the insular cortex in each gender’s brain was significantly different, which is the part of the brain responsible for regulating emotion. When each gender had their blood pressure raised, what happened to the front right insular cortex and the brain pattern displayed was completely different for both.
The tests concluded that the front right insular cortex is activated more during a task that raised blood pressure in men, but is lower in women. Further studies will now continue to gain a better understanding as to the susceptibility of gender-related health issues and why there is a difference in the brain pattern of both genders.
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