Men and women get along better if they understand and accept gender differences. Because although we are from Venus and they are from Mars, we cannot live without each other. How is the male brain different from the female brain? What are these differences?
How to speak so that he finally understands you? How to build a lasting, happy relationship? Scientists have no doubts: our behavior, our perception of reality and our communication with the outside world are very much dependent on what happened at conception and what happened shortly thereafter in utero. At conception, an important decision is made about the humangender . This means that in a few weeks your body will start producing certainsex hormones - female or male. And they will be of great importance for the further development of the fetus, itsbrainand internal organs.
Gender and the Brain - Female and Male Brain Patterns
» The brains of men and women are identical" female "only for the first few weeks of a fetus's life. In the sixth or seventh week, the child's gender is developed and, at the same time, according to the male or female pattern, the human brain begins to develop. If male hormones (especially testosterone) do not reach him within this time, the brain will continue to develop according to the female pattern, regardless of the genetic determination of gender (i.e. the one that occurred at conception).
» Brains are proportional to the size of the body, which is why ours is a bit smaller and lighter than the male. Scientists have proven that a smaller female brain is more effective than a male large command center because it is more tightly packed with nerve connections between the two hemispheres. This allows a greater flow of information between the right and left hemispheres. In addition, a greater part of the total mass of the brain than in men is occupied by the so-called gray matter, therefore our brain works more efficiently and ages slower.
» In the left hemisphere there are processes responsible for verbal skills, the ability to speak, read and write, also logical, structured thinking. Laws governs visual information, i.e. it is responsible for the reception of basic shapes and colors, and controls abstract thinking. In women, both hemispheres are involved in visual and verbal activities.
Womanis a master at expressing feelings, while a man cannot.
The brains of masters are more specialized. The left hemisphere is almost exclusively intended to control verbal functions, the right to visual functions. That is why men are not as intuitive and clever as us.
» A man" holds "emotions only in the right hemisphere, while the ability to express them in speech is on the other side. Here, emotional functions are located in both hemispheres, and both sides are better connected. Therefore, it is easier for a woman to express her feelings than for a man.
Gender of the brain under the influence of hormones
The sex of the brain is determined in the period of shaping the structure of nerve cells in the fetus. However, the differences between the brains of both sexes are clearly revealed only in adolescence, because they are activated by the accompanying hormonal storm. In our climatic zone, girls mature around 12 years of age, boys 2 - 3 years later. The pituitary gland stimulates the ovaries to produce the female sex hormones, estrogen, and the testes to produce testosterone. Estrogens testify to our femininity. Thanks to them, the girl turns into a woman. They are responsible for the course of the menstrual cycle, enable pregnancy and guarantee feminine gentleness, sensitivity and verbalization. They awaken the need to create and maintain closer ties.
Testosterone produced by the testicles shapes a strong male. It guarantees self-confidence, the ability to focus on one goal, enables a man to process aggression into motivations and ambitions. The more testosterone, the more hot-tempered, arguable, masculine a man is.
Due to the hormones acting on the brain, the same stimuli are perceived differently by us and by men. In a mature man, hormones remain more or less at the same level, so they do not have much of an influence on the variability of behavior.
It is different in women. Under the influence of hormonal fluctuations related to the menstrual cycle, many of us, starting from adolescence, experience a real mood swing, regardless of our life circumstances. In the first phase of the cycle, when estrogen levels are high, we see the world appear pink. Before menstruation, when the amount of estrogen and progesterone (the female hormone that prepares the uterus for implantation of a fertilized egg and supports pregnancy) drops sharply, our mood deteriorates, we are irritable, aggressive, and weepy. We “owe” this to male hormones, which are produced in small amounts in the adrenal glands and ovaries. Their level - except in situations of high stress - is constant in our body (10 - 20 times lowerthan in men). But when the amount of estrogens drops before the menstrual period, then the effects of male hormones are revealed, which make us feel worse.
The female hormones circulating in the male body are mainly produced in adipose tissue as a result of testosterone metabolism and in the testes. That is why men of the "teddy bear" type (slightly overweight) are gentler, warmer and calmer than wiry "supers".
Men have a better spatial imagination and sense of perspective.
Closer to each other in our forties
After 30 years of reproductive activity, a woman's body feels tired. The ovaries gradually stop producing female sex hormones, and women enter the menopausal period. Sometimes, rapid fluctuations in hormone levels can take its toll on women. When your hormone levels stabilize, you feel good too. The analogous transition period in men (andropause) is more delayed. The level of testosterone in the blood decreases in them earlier than in women, since they are already in their thirties, but only about 1 percent. annually. Thanks to this, gentlemen rarely experience ailments similar to ours.
As the sources of sex hormones begin to run out, the differences in behavior between men and women slowly blur. As we age, we have fewer and fewer feminine features, we become more self-confident, more aggressive, and men calm down and soften. As a result, we are more similar to each other and we understand each other better.
Male-female mix
Usually a girl's brain has some features of a male brain and a boy's brain has female features, only the proportions vary. It may also happen that the male fetus produces too little male hormones for the brain to form according to the male pattern, then a boy will be born with a female brain. Conversely, when a female fetus is exposed to a certain amount of male hormones, a girl will be born with a male brain.
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