Found a new distinction between male and female brain – Lenta.ru

Neuroscientists at Stanford University have shown that the difference between the behavior of men and women is reflected in brain activity. The idea is that people of different sexes have their own approaches to any problem that should be solved through cooperation. The article was published in the journal Scientific Reports. The press release is available on the EurekAlert site!

Early psychological studies have shown that men are better cooperate with other people in large groups, while women more closely interact with colleagues under the supervision of other women. In addition, a man easily finds common ground with another man than a woman with a woman. Finally, in the mixed pair woman shows more willingness to cooperate than men.

00:01 April 13, 2016

In order to find out what happens in the brains of men and women who are actively cooperating, and not just think about cooperation , scientists have turned to technology giperskanirovaniya. This method allows to identify brain activity at two people while they are in contact and communicate with each other. Instead, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the researchers used spectroscopy in the near infrared region, which is implemented through sensors attached to the head of the test.

A total of 222 human experiments took part, each of which is assigned a partner. Couples consisted of two men, two women or people of both sexes. Everyone sat at the computer in front of his partner. The volunteers were asked to press a button when the color of the computer screen will change, at the same time with your partner. After each attempt the subjects discussed, who pressed the button before, and who later, and with what intervals.

Scientists have found that male couples better fulfill the job than women, but the brain activity of each person in the pair showed a high level of consistency with the partner. Interestingly, couple of people of both sexes as well to perform tasks as male partners, but their brains showed no consistency.

The results of the scientists may help explain how has evolved the ability to cooperate between people and the role played in this sex difference.