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Neuroscience - Of course course neuroscience is there to undermine tea ideology

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mids2019 · 23/02/2024 03:19

Take it from a neuroscientist: searching for a ‘male’ and ‘female’ brain is a waste of time | Gina Rippon https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/22/male-female-brains-different-centuries

Ok so a bunch of neuroscientists use fMRI and AI to ascertain the difference between male and female brains in terms of blood flow patterns (or perfusion) as I can see it. I have worked in MR and this is pretty standard academic stuff but the catchy trial has caught the media's attention.

But.......of course linking any change of brain structure between men and women is just adding another biomarker that distinguishes male and female sex. The fact gender isn't used in the study is worrying this particular commentator and she basically argues against the scientific work (in my opinion because any differences found between brains would add yet another fundamental difference between men and women).

It is really condescending I think for someone to write an opinion dismissing the work of established academics when she I presume wasn't a reviewer and it smacks of certain academics wanting works that in any way finishes trans ideology banned.

Take it from a neuroscientist: searching for a ‘male’ and ‘female’ brain is a waste of time | Gina Rippon

Arguments about sex differences in the brain have raged for centuries. Surely there are more urgent questions, says Gina Rippon, an emeritus professor at the Aston Brain Centre, Aston University

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/22/male-female-brains-different-centuries

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guinnessguzzler · 23/02/2024 06:44

The thing is, trans ideology is so illogical that I don't think any science could make a difference. It already makes literally no sense. If we prove men and women have different brains well surely in TRA world all that means is some people have been born with the wrong brains as well as the wrong bodies. They'll be asking for the full package on the NHS; top surgery, bottom surgery and brain surgery.

PriOn1 · 23/02/2024 06:04

I wonder whether her actual concern is that it would be possible to demonstrate clearly that men who claim they are women don’t have brains that work like women’s brains at all. That would immediately close down the claims that feelings and thoughts matter more than the gonads.

Codlingmoths · 23/02/2024 05:04

Agh huh fguggheAGH
WE HAVE ONLY JUST GOT RESEARCHERS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE ARE SEX DIFFERNCES WHICH SHOULD BE MEASURED FOR AND CONSIDERED IN RESEARCH AND OF COURSE EVERYONE IS IMMEDIATELY CLAMOURING TO TAKE OUT SUCH A RIDICULOUS FACET OF THE ANALYSIS AND REPLACE WITH GENDER
agh!!
she has good points to make on the plasticity of brains for experience but bloody hell imagine using that to say therefore no one should look at sex as a factor. I don’t know if thats worse or the tired old argument that people used to do this to prove women less capable therefore they should never be allowed to consider it again.

mids2019 · 23/02/2024 03:22

Sorry for the title typo

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