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NEWS ABOUT: male brain

male brain stories: 6 news summaries

 How Long to Fall in Love? 
 8.2 Seconds 

A man's gaze can indicate his intentions: study

Mar 26, 09 10:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Is he in love? Grab a stopwatch to know: At first encounter, the length of man’s gaze betrays his interest in a woman, a study of 115 students’ eye movements has uncovered. Four seconds say he’s unimpressed, but 4.2 more and he may be in love, the... More »

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women • study • love • attraction • male brain • Howard Stern Grid

Sticks, Stones Break Bones, But Odd Names May Jail You

Boys with uncommon monikers act out more

Jan 29, 09 10:06 AM CST
(Newser) - The more unusual a teenage boy’s name is, the more likely he is to run afoul of the law, a study finds. Irrespective of race, uncommon names like Ivan, Malcolm, and Alec—as opposed to Michael or David—more often belong to kids who act up, researchers say. It’... More »

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male • male brain • name • scientific study • teenager • juvenile crime

Left-Handed
Men Earn
More: Study

Southpaws struggle
in school but surpass righties at work

Nov 29, 08 4:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Left-handed men earn an average of 5% more than right-handed men, two British and Irish studies have discovered. The studies found that southpaw males tended to do worse in school—possibly because of trouble adapting to a right-handed world—but were more successful as adults. Female lefties, however, did worse... More »

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wages • brain • left handed • neurology • male brain • female brain

Big Differences Found
in Male, Female Brains

They're apparently based on different genetic blueprints, studies find

Jul 18, 08 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The brains of men and women are so physically different they amount to different organs and may have developed from distinct genetic blueprints, new research shows. Distinct anatomical differences between male and female brains likely explain many well-established differences of perception and behavior between the sexes, from problem-solving strategies to... More »

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serotonin • male brain • frontal lobe • sex drive • scientific study • female brain • hypothalamus • limbic cortex • hippocampus • Centre for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory • parietal cortex • amygdala

It's Official:
Bikinis Make
Men Stupid

Scientists say
sex drive trumps
common sense

Jun 20, 08 12:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Men make dumb decisions when ogling bikini-clad beauties—conventional wisdom, sure, but now there's some science behind it. Belgian researchers found that men bombarded with sexy images have a definite drop-off in cognitive skills when compared with those who gaze at landscapes, reports MSNBC. The experiment supports earlier findings that... More »

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science • economics • cognitive science • sexual behavior • male brain • bikini

Testosterone in Womb Linked to Autistic Traits

Supports theory that problem is 'extreme male brain' disorder

Sep 12, 07 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - An eight-year study has found a link between high levels of fetal testosterone and autistic traits in children, reports the BBC. Scientists don't know whether the testosterone causes the autistic tendencies or if the hormone is a by-product of autism, but the findings appear to support the head researcher's theory... More »

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autism • children • testosterone • hormones • research • male brain

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