What are some differences between male and female brains?

Scientists generally study four primary areas of difference in male and female brains: processing, chemistry, structure, and activity. The differences between male and female brains in these areas show up all over the world, but scientists also have discovered exceptions to every so-called gender rule. read more

While some brain features are more common in one sex than the other, and some are typically found in both, most people have a unique mix. Research has found some key differences that could explain why we expect males and females to think and behave in characteristic ways. read more

The question has been as difficult to answer as it has been controversial. read more

In a 2014 study, University of Pennsylvania researchers imaged the brains of 428 male and 521 female youths — an uncharacteristically huge sample — and found that the females’ brains consistently showed more strongly coordinated activity between hemispheres, while the males’ brain activity was more tightly coordinated within local brain regions. read more