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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: female brain

female brain stories: 2 news summaries

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

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