Top lines from the the editorial on the article - The Female Brain
- Women’s brains have more distributed functions than men, especially for language and memory. Women’s brains have stronger connections between the two hemispheres.
- Women have a larger hippocampus, a major area of the brain that is involved in memory function. Women rely more heavily on brain areas that contain mirror neurons during empathic interaction. Mirror neurons enable a person to feel what they see another person is feeling.
| WOMEN | MEN |
| Look for landmarks | Look for targets |
| Look for connections | Zone in on the target |
| Explore territory | Systematize, make maps |
| Are relational | Are spatial |
“When women are depressed, they either eat or go shopping. Men invade another country.” - Comedian, Elayne Boosler