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“Dump the Dimorphism: Comprehensive synthesis of brain studies finds few male-female differences beyond size.”

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TheRabbitOfCaerbannog · 21/03/2021 07:43

"Highlights

Meta-synthesis of 3 decades of human brain sex difference findings.

Few male/female differences survive correction for brain size.

When present, sex accounts for about 1% of variance in structure or laterality.

Male and female brains are monomorphic, not dimorphic, in structure and function."

Here's Professor Lise Eliot's thread explainer:

twitter.com/lise_eliot/status/1373315409475072001?s=21


And here's the study:

www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763421000804

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Helleofabore · 21/03/2021 07:48

Thanks. I just saw this and wondered if it was posted.

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donquixotedelamancha · 21/03/2021 08:36

Yep, not really a surprise but it's good to add weight to the pile of evidence:

No such thing as male and female brains. What average differences there are between sexes are tiny compared to the range of individual variation.

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CosmicVagina · 21/03/2021 20:58

Thanks for posting this

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