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Sex = biological male or female
Gender = psychosocial ramifications of biological sex |
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| How gender affects things like relationships, work and community involvement |
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Western view says yes.
Other views say no, individual differences far outweigh gender differences |
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| Significantly different but practically the same, importance is unclear, advantageous and disadvantageous |
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Interactionist model is most likely
Contemporary research stresses nature |
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Prepartum testosterone exposure
Sex organs develop 6th week
Release testosterone 12-16 week mark
Alters size adn structure of amygdala and hippocampus |
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Toy and activity interest (also influenced by environment)
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Small personality and cognitive ability differences |
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| Current view of brain and gender |
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| Used to say sociocultural, now they say there are structural and functional differences found using neuroimaging |
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| Size and volume differences |
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F-10%smaller than M
F-Larger gray matter volume
M-Larger white matter volume
(individual structures vary in size adn matter) |
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| Volume difference in specific structures |
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M have bigger: frontomedial cortex, hypothalamus, amygdala and angular gyrus
F have bigger: Orbitofrontal cortex, caudate nucleus, frontal and medial paralimbic areas, possibly also: hippocampus, broca's area, L superior temporal gyrus |
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F local connectivity density
M overall connectivity density |
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Greater local connectivity
More lateralization of function
Sometimes smaller size of processign area
Enhanced performance on tests of the ability associated with that area |
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F have more areas of high efficiency, especially in L hemisphere, ventral regions, frontal regions
M have higher efficiency in R hemispheres and visual processing areas |
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F have larger white matter volumes in L temporal and parietal lobes
M have larger white matter volumes in R hemisphere |
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M have more in: midbrain and cerebellum, visual and spatial association areas, some R hemisphere areas, some orbitofrontal cortex
F have more in: cingulate gyrus, R inferior parietal lobule, many L hemisphere, dorsolateral and superior frontal cortex |
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