//www.koonmotors.com/news/mind_brain/gender_difference/ Men and women. How do their brains differ? Also read current research on gender roles, gender discrimination and other gender issues. en-us Fri, 08 Sep 2023 22:49:10 EDT Fri, 08 Sep 2023 22:49:10 EDT 60 //www.koonmotors.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png//www.koonmotors.com/news/mind_brain/gender_difference/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230829124821.htm Among the negative impacts of extreme weather events around the world is one that most people may not think of: an increase in child marriages. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:48:21 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230829124821.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230821114403.htm Struggling with a teenager who refuses to ditch digital devices at night and wakes up grumpy? Boarding school could be the answer. Mon, 21 Aug 2023 11:44:03 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230821114403.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230814122247.htm Men navigate their intimate partner relationships depending on their masculine style, says new research which drew from in-depth interviews with 92 straight men ages 19 to 43 from diverse cultural backgrounds. The study found three types of masculinities: neo-traditionalists, egalitarian and progressive. Mon, 14 Aug 2023 12:22:47 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230814122247.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230810110305.htm Life is harder for adolescents who are not attractive or athletic. New research shows low attractive and low athletic youth became increasingly unpopular over the course of a school year, leading to subsequent increases in their loneliness and alcohol misuse. As their unpopularity grows, so do their problems. Put simply, the peer group punishes those who do not have highly valued traits such as being good-looking or being good at sports. Results also put to rest stereotypes about sex differences. The findings reveal a transformation in adolescent social culture such that the social penalties attached to being low in attractiveness or low in athleticism are no longer gender specific. Thu, 10 Aug 2023 11:03:05 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230810110305.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230809130625.htm Researchers have discovered that a subcategory of brain cells responds to stress in a totally different manner in males and females. The findings could lead to a better understanding of health conditions affected by chronic stress, such as anxiety, depression and even obesity and diabetes, and they could pave the way toward personalized therapies for these disorders. Wed, 09 Aug 2023 13:06:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230809130625.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230807121955.htm Social media can help women in Egypt identify more resources to help stop domestic violence, according to a study led by MIT researchers. Mon, 07 Aug 2023 12:19:55 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230807121955.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230731110718.htm How did the Corona pandemic and the measures taken to get it under control affect the quality of life and mental health of men and women? Mon, 31 Jul 2023 11:07:18 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230731110718.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230704110936.htm A study involving more than 745,000 adolescents from 41 countries across Europe and North America identified an increase in the amount of teenagers who underestimate their body weight. Tue, 04 Jul 2023 11:09:36 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230704110936.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230531150135.htm Young babies make many squeals, vowel-like sounds, growls, and short word-like sounds such as 'ba' or 'aga.' Those precursors to speech or 'protophones' are later replaced with early words and, eventually, whole phrases and sentences. While some infants are naturally more 'talkative' than others, a new study confirms that there are differences between males and females in the number of those sounds. Wed, 31 May 2023 15:01:35 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230531150135.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230530125412.htm 肥胖明显增加的可能性also developing mental disorders. This applies to all age groups, with women at higher risk than men for most diseases. Tue, 30 May 2023 12:54:12 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230530125412.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230524181809.htm Researchers at the University of Bath surveyed over 4,000 people to test social ability and found that being female and educated are some of the best predictors for how well you get on with and understand others. Wed, 24 May 2023 18:18:09 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230524181809.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230502132313.htm Stress causes the levels of Alzheimer's proteins to rise in females' brains but not males' brains, according to a new study. This difference may contribute to women's greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Tue, 02 May 2023 13:23:13 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230502132313.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230426210436.htm Researchers have identified the mechanism for why and how one brain region differs in size between male and female rats. The study found that immune system cells in the brains of females consume and digest neurons to sculp a region of the brain during development and that later affects behavioral preferences in adulthood. Wed, 26 Apr 2023 21:04:36 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230426210436.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230404114206.htm Personality has become a more important factor than finances when it comes to dating, a new study has found. Tue, 04 Apr 2023 11:42:06 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230404114206.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230403162338.htm Being a woman or racial minority can help someone stand out and be remembered when few others look like them. But they are more likely to be confused in settings where others share the same attributes. Mon, 03 Apr 2023 16:23:38 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230403162338.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230403100308.htm Exposure to female odors and pheromones causes weight loss and extend the life spans of mice, which may have implications for humans, researchers have found. While it was already known that sensory cues in humans and animals influence the release of sex hormones, this study shows that these cues could have more wide-spread physiological effects on metabolism and aging. Mon, 03 Apr 2023 10:03:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230403100308.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230313162712.htm Using archaeological findings and survey data on contemporary gender attitudes, political scientists find individuals who live in areas that historically favored men over women display more pro-male bias today than those who live in places where gender relations were more egalitarian centuries ago. Findings speak to the power of cultural transmission of gender norms. Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:27:12 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230313162712.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230308112110.htm 一个新的全球研究性别问题approach, has found that a mother's educational status plays an increasingly important role in shaping their children's educational status, while the importance of the father's educational status has declined. Education expansion was expected to create greater social mobility around the world, but new global evidence from Lancaster University and the University of British Columbia challenges this assumption and shows how gender really matters. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 11:21:10 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230308112110.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230306143509.htm The first global study to investigate how gender equality may be associated with life expectancy has found that both women and men live longer as it improves. Mon, 06 Mar 2023 14:35:09 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230306143509.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230223132843.htm Teens and young adults who reduced their social media use by 50% for just a few weeks saw significant improvement in how they felt about both their weight and their overall appearance compared with peers who maintained consistent levels of social media use, according to new research. Thu, 23 Feb 2023 13:28:43 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230223132843.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230216083952.htm Analysis of archers' biometric data during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics provides empirical support for something sports fans have long suspected. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 08:39:52 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230216083952.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230131101917.htm Proper sleep is critical for the maintenance of good health, and vice versa -- a healthy lifestyle has been found to improve sleep quality. To better examine the relationship between physical activity and sleep, a team of researchers conducted a comprehensive study among middle-aged Japanese people. By outlining the factors improving sleep quality, this line of research can hopefully help in preventing sleep-related disorders. Tue, 31 Jan 2023 10:19:17 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230131101917.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230120154918.htm Female and male hearts respond differently to 'fight or flight' stress hormone, according to a new study in mice. It may help explain sex differences in arrhythmia risk. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 15:49:18 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230120154918.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230117110417.htm Separation leads to a significant but temporary increase in gender inequalities in parent-child time, according to new research. Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:04:17 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230117110417.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221222101035.htm Men are less likely to seek careers in early education and some other fields traditionally associated with women because of male gender bias in those fields. Thu, 22 Dec 2022 10:10:35 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221222101035.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221222101021.htm By adding a gender dimension to the theory of 'affordance perception' and applying it to the home, a new hypothesis may help answer questions of why women still shoulder most housework, and why men never seem to notice. Thu, 22 Dec 2022 10:10:21 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221222101021.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221221165106.htm While cluster headache is more common in men than in women, a new study suggests that the disorder may be more severe for women. Wed, 21 Dec 2022 16:51:06 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221221165106.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221221154708.htm Researchers have developed a novel machine-learning framework that uses scene descriptions in movie scripts to automatically recognize different characters' actions. Applying the framework to hundreds of movie scripts showed that these actions tend to reflect widespread gender stereotypes, some of which are found to be consistent across time. Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:47:08 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221221154708.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221215191631.htm Past research has suggested that people's cultural differences may result in differences in basic visual perception. New research found no evidence that these differences play a significant role in how participants performed a basic visual task. The findings lend support to the idea that basic mechanisms of visual perception are universal. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 19:16:31 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221215191631.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221215104621.htm A new study is the first analysis of transgender and cisgender economic behavior, and the first to consider whether sex assigned at birth plays a significant part in economic decisions. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 10:46:21 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221215104621.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221215104549.htm Adult children are over four times more likely to be estranged from their fathers than their mothers, a new long-term national study found. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 10:45:49 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221215104549.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221213094755.htm Females' propensity to deposit more fat in places like their hips, buttocks and the backs of their arms, so-called subcutaneous fat, is protective against brain inflammation, which can result in problems like dementia and stroke, at least until menopause, scientists report. Tue, 13 Dec 2022 09:47:55 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221213094755.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221201141916.htm A study that examined bias in the workplace has found that those in management positions demonstrate explicit and implicit bias toward others from marginalized groups and often express more implicit bias than people who are not in management. Thu, 01 Dec 2022 14:19:16 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221201141916.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221201123011.htm Hummus. Chewbacca. Belly button. These are just a few of the thousands of words scientists painstakingly decoded from over 2,100 hours of recorded conversations to determine if the amount of language kids hear explains why girls have bigger vocabularies early in life. It doesn't. Instead, the scientists found that caregivers just talk more to toddlers after they say their first word, which suggests that children actively influence their own language development. Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:30:11 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221201123011.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221130151540.htm Women are less likely to ask questions during question-and-answer sessions at academic conferences. Research suggests that this may be due to anxiety about how colleagues will receive their comments. Wed, 30 Nov 2022 15:15:40 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221130151540.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221129112806.htm Online gaming behavior can encourage gamers to gain a variety of soft skills which could assist them with training to support their career aspirations, according to new research. Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:28:06 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221129112806.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221128112955.htm New findings in mice show that excessive weight gain while pregnant tips the scales for male but not female mice to be more depressed in adulthood due to less brain serotonin. A similar result was found in humans, where the more fat measured in a placenta corresponded to less serotonin in the developing brains of males, but not females. Mon, 28 Nov 2022 11:29:55 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221128112955.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221115184500.htm A new study finds that people with higher levels of purpose may have a lower risk of death from any cause, and that this association is applicable across race/ethnicity and gender. The study results suggest that this association is slightly stronger among women than it is among men, but there was no significant difference by race/ethnicity. Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:45:00 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221115184500.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221104100245.htm Sex differences in the aging brain may offer an enticing clue for developing more effective neuroprotective treatments, according to a new research strategy. Fri, 04 Nov 2022 10:02:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221104100245.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221103140812.htm In a study of nearly 100 women, participants with certain dissociative symptoms had increased connections within some brain networks and decreased connections within others. The new findings shed light on the brain connectivity associated with these debilitating symptoms and ultimately may help clinicians diagnose and treat affected patients. Thu, 03 Nov 2022 14:08:12 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221103140812.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221101195625.htm A new study has revealed men and women experience change while travelling in similar ways. Consumers are increasingly seeking activities that help them achieve new levels of enrichment and since the lift of COVID-19 travel restrictions, they are more conscious of the value they want to gain from their holidays. Tue, 01 Nov 2022 19:56:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221101195625.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221031091359.htm A study indicated that sleep quality impacted women's mood and changed how they felt about advancing in their careers. Meanwhile, men's aspirations were not impacted by sleep quality. The researchers discovered this finding in a two-week-long survey study of 135 full-time workers in the U.S. Each day the participants first noted how well they had slept and the quality of their current mood, and then later in the day how they felt about striving for more status and responsibility at work. Both men and women reported good and bad sleep quality over the course of the study, notably with no gender difference in reported sleep quality. However, women more often reported lowered intentions to pursue more status at work on days following a night of poor sleep. Mon, 31 Oct 2022 09:13:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221031091359.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221017102359.htm For men and women, the risk factors for cardiovascular disease are largely the same, an extensive global study shows. Mon, 17 Oct 2022 10:23:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221017102359.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221013084101.htm 人们认为女性在口头abiliti表现更好es, especially in verbal-fluency and verbal-memory tasks. However, the last meta-analysis on sex/gender differences in verbal fluency dates from 1988. Although verbal memory has only recently been investigated meta-analytically, a comprehensive meta-analysis is lacking that focuses on verbal memory as it is typically assessed, for example, in neuropsychological settings. Women are better, the present study demonstrated. The female advantage is consistent across time and lifetime, but it is also relatively small. The results are relevant in at least two ways. First, they help to clarify whether the female advantage is real. Second, knowing about this sex/gender difference is important for interpreting the results of diagnostic assessments, in which those abilities are frequently tested. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:41:01 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221013084101.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221004213338.htm New research shows that paths to success in scientific disciplines are not equal. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 21:33:38 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221004213338.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221004121931.htm Evidence in mice and human brain tissue reveals a mechanism that may explain the sex-based differences in Alzheimer's disease, including why females are more vulnerable. Researchers report that female brains show higher expression of an X-linked enzyme called ubiquitin-specific peptidase 11 (USP11) compared to males, resulting in greater accumulation of a protein called tau. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 12:19:31 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221004121931.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221003132743.htm Two researchers have published a study that asked students if they see themselves as a math or science person, then followed up with them several times in following years. Results showed those who said yes in ninth grade were much likelier to major in STEM subjects and work in related fields after college. The results show the importance of helping students have positive math and science experiences early and could be a way to help address equity gaps in STEM. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 13:27:43 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221003132743.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220929132603.htm Fake it until you make is true for children, too, it turns out: Young girls playing the role of a successful female scientist, like Marie Curie, persist longer at a challenging science game. The new study suggests that gender-matched science role-playing may help tighten the gender gap in science and related careers for women by improving their identity as scientists. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 13:26:03 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220929132603.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220921093022.htm Key differences in male and female mice brains provide new insights into how sex determines the mechanisms by which distinct synapses monitor and regulate dopamine signaling. The impact of sex differences is particularly pronounced when the mice express a human genetic variant found in boys with either ADHD or autism. Behavioral generalizations across the sexes may limit diagnosis of mental illness, especially if one sex translates alterations into outward signs such as hyperactivity and aggression vs. more internal manifestations such as learning, memory and mood, even when the same molecular pathology is at work. Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:30:22 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220921093022.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220902111337.htm Many transgender parents with children between one-and-a-half and six years of age hesitate to label their child's gender identity, according to new research. In addition, the results suggest that many children with transgender parents play in ways that conform to gendered societal expectations, while others play in more gender-expansive ways. Fri, 02 Sep 2022 11:13:37 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220902111337.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220831210017.htm Women still do the bulk of unpaid work at home while also holding down a job. A new review finds this double burden is taking a toll on their mental health. Wed, 31 Aug 2022 21:00:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220831210017.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220824152206.htm A new study aims to examine differences in current e-cigarette use prevalence among U.S. youth at the intersections of sexual orientation with race and ethnicity. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 15:22:06 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220824152206.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220807102046.htm To study the relationship between age and fatigue, researchers conducted a novel study using neuroimaging and self-report data. Sun, 07 Aug 2022 10:20:46 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220807102046.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220727132659.htm Although most decisions in life are made by individuals themselves, many are influenced by others such as principals, managers, parents or colleagues. New research finds that women take part in competitive environments more when they are making decisions for other people rather than themselves. Wed, 27 Jul 2022 13:26:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220727132659.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220725105645.htm Children hold stereotypical views that 'brilliance' is a male trait, and this belief strengthens as they grow up to the age of twelve, researchers have reported. Mon, 25 Jul 2022 10:56:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220725105645.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220721152235.htm Young women and girls' time spent in unpaid household work contributes to the gender pay gap, according to new research. The research shows women's later employment participation is affected by taking on the weight of this care burden in childhood, thus adding to existing inequality gaps in the study countries. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:22:35 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220721152235.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220712190507.htm Gender-neutral internet searches yield results that nonetheless produce male-dominated output, finds a new study by psychologists. Moreover, these search results have an effect on users by promoting gender bias and potentially influencing hiring decisions. Tue, 12 Jul 2022 19:05:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220712190507.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220706165355.htm A new study offers evidence that transgender patients who receive gender-affirming facial feminization surgery reported better mental health after their procedures. Wed, 06 Jul 2022 16:53:55 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220706165355.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220627100150.htm People are less morally outraged when gender discrimination occurs because of an algorithm rather than direct human involvement, according to new research. Mon, 27 Jun 2022 10:01:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220627100150.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220623122630.htm A new study demonstrates that an equal number of girls and boys can be identified as having concerns for autism spectrum disorder when screened earlier, correcting large gender differences in current diagnoses. Thu, 23 Jun 2022 12:26:30 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220623122630.htm