11 situations in which the female brain works (very ) differently from the male one

In the last 15 years, scientific literature has accumulated evidence about the differences between female and male brains. This does not mean establishing the primacy of one over the other but emphasizing what makes us different but compatible and how we can become better together.

The differences between men's and women's brains are physical and cognitive; in other words, their shapes and functions differ in some areas. This, together with the incalculable effects of the environment in which we grow up, determines differences in the way of thinking and acting between the two sexes.

Find out who we are and how our brains work: click on the arrows of the photo to continue reading.

A necessary premise: in recent years, the debate on gender equality has been highlighting problems and stimulating reflections in people and governments.

The purpose of a civilized society should be to protect each of its members with justice and equity beyond physical, social, and religious differences.

These differences should unite and enrich us, improving the natural evolutionary path in which we, men and women, have always been protagonists.

Having made this premise on gender equality, let's move on to what science has discovered: women's brains are different from men's!

During pregnancy, the fetus receives different hormones depending on its sex (testosterone and estrogen), which play a fundamental role in brain formation.

And from these differences, we can understand why certain functions are different.

Men's brains are found to be larger than women's.

Conversely, the hippocampus is more developed in women, an area responsible for learning and memory.

And again, in men, the amygdala, associated with experience and emotional memory, is more developed than in women.

Of course, "bigger" doesn't mean better or more powerful. Tuttavia
these physical differences suggest different functionings between men and women.

But you already know this... right?

On average, women excel and surpass men in verbal ability. Their reading comprehension and writing skills are superior.

They are better than humans at fine motor coordination and, unsurprisingly, perceptual speed.

Experiencing more intense emotions than men, it is easier for them to retrieve information and relive emotions in memory, especially in long-term memory.

Men, on average, have better visuospatial skills: they can visualize a 3D or 2D shape first and best when imagining rotating in space.

They know better to follow objects in space, perhaps due to the evolution of the hunter-man.

The male brain can work better than the female in single regions, while the female can involve more of the two hemispheres.

These we have just seen are the most relevant and recent scientific evidence.

Now let's find out how and when women think differently from men, also by the physical differences between our brains!

Women are in touch with their emotions, allowing them to influence their thinking.

Which is much more difficult for men. In men, rational thinking tends to dominate.

Women are better able to handle multiple tasks at the same time by evolution.

Men had to concentrate on one activity at a time, such as hunting. Instead, women had to handle multiple household tasks at the same time.

Women are more adept than men at learning a foreign language because of their superior verbal and expressive faculties.

By more developed parietal lobules, men would have a biological advantage in mathematics and logical skills.

The activity of the female hippocampus is more intense and profound than that of the male. This allows women to remember objects, names, and faces better than men.

Men are more comfortable and inclined to take risks than women.

This would seem to derive from the man's need to "get noticed" by the female and the habit of living with risk during hunting trips.

This is where men excel! By cognitive-spatial abilities, men tend to have a better sense of direction and understand which way to go than women.

Women, unlike men, are more sensitive to factors such as atmosphere, perfumes, and emotional impressions, while men are more visual.

The female brain, involving both hemispheres better, makes female intuition acute.

Perceptions of women are the result of a more heterogeneous data procession.

Men and women experience pain and suffering differently due to differences in their amygdalas.

Pain occurs in the right hemisphere in men, while for women in the left. This one is more connected to internal stimuli.

This is why women feel pain more intensely.

Women are more inclined to social relationships than men. They know better how to manage the first stages of new encounters.

Also in this case evolution is believed to have a decisive role: women are more accustomed to managing tasks in groups, while men would be more effective in solitary tasks.