Men and women’s brains do work differently, scientists discover for first time

The brains of men and women operate differently, scientists have shown for the first time in a breakthrough that shows sex does matter in how people think and behave.

‌The issue of whether male and female brains are distinct has proven controversial, with some academics arguing it is society – rather than biology – that shapes divergence.

‌There has never been any definitive proof of difference in activity in the brains of men and women, but Stanford University has shown that it is possible to tell the sexes apart based on activity in “hotspot” areas.

‌They include the “default mode network”, an area of the brain thought to be the neurological centre for “self”, and is important in introspection and retrieving personal memories.

‌The limbic system is also implicated, which helps regulate emotion, memory and deals with sexual stimulation, and striatum, which is important in habit forming and rewards.

‌Experts said the brain differences could influence how males and females view themselves, how they interact with other people and how they recall past experiences.

‌Dr Vinod Menon, prof of psychiatry and behavioural sciences at Stanford, said: “This is a very strong piece of evidence that sex is a robust determinant of human brain organisation.”‌

“Our findings suggest that differences in brain activity patterns across these key brain regions contribute to sex-specific variations in cognitive functioning.”

This only confirms what straight men already knew. It doesn’t even have to be considered a bad thing, either, just a difference. But a certain set of straight men will pounce on this. Can you guess who?

 

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Bond Girl (twice, both Connery and Moore) and Hammer Horror sex-bomb in Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb.

 

Jimmy Kimmel sees the end of his late night tenure on the horizon

Jimmy Kimmel admitted on his podcast Strike Force Five that he was about ready to quit the talk show biz right before the writers strike, when he realized “Oh yeah, it’s kinda nice to work.” But now that the strike is over, he’s envisioning quitting again. “I think this is my final contract,” he says in a new interview with the Los Angeles Times. “I hate to even say it, because everyone’s laughing at me now—each time I think that, and then it turns out to be not the case. I still have a little more than two years left on my contract, and that seems pretty good. That seems like enough.”

The comedian has already hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live! for more than 20 years, so it’s understandable that he might be weary of the grind. (Plus, he’s been saying he’s ready to quit for years now.) When he’s inundated with work, “I think, ‘I cannot wait until my contract is over,’” he said, “But then, I take the summer off or I go on strike, and you start going, ‘Yeah, I miss the fun stuff.’”

There’s fun stuff on the other side of the talk show, presumably. But Kimmel isn’t sure what his next chapter will look like, beyond the fact that “whenever I think of what I’m going to do when I stop working, it all involves more work.” However, he reflected that “It might not be anything that anyone other than me is aware of. I have a lot of hobbies—I love to cook, I love to draw, I imagine myself learning to do sculptures. I know that when I die, if I’m fortunate enough to die on my own terms in my own bed, I’m going to think, ‘Oh, I was never able to get to this, and I was never able to get to that.’ I just know it about myself.”

Three more maybe years of simping for Biden and the DNC. Guh.

 

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