Battle of the sex

Battle of the sexes: 

Battle of the sexes Alexius Holder

DNA: 

DNA Determines rather one comes out a boy or girl

Determining the sex: 

Determining the sex The last pair of chromosomes determine the sex of the child

Testosterone + Estradiol = Boy: 

Testosterone + Estradiol = Boy Testosterone is the key factor that tell the brain “IT’S A BOY.” Testosterone sends estradiol to the brain to signaling a boy is made

Differences in the male & female brain: 

Differences in the male & female brain Parts that are bigger & shaped differently in the male brain than in the female: Hypothalamus & Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Corpus callosum: 

Corpus callosum Corpus Callosum hold the brain together but also gives females the ability multitasks better then males.

Gender facts: BATTLE OF THE SEX: 

Gender facts: BATTLE OF THE SEX

bROCA’S AREA: 

bROCA’S AREA Women perform better at verbal memory task due to having a stronger working Broca

AMYGDALA: 

AMYGDALA Men are more likely to be aggressive at psychical task due to the amygdala

Autism: 

Autism Boys have a higher rate of having Autism then girls Autism is likely to occur in X chromosomes; since the female gene consist of two X & Y, one of the girls X’s can be replaced unlike the male who has an X & Y

Limbic system: 

Limbic system Women suffer from depression more then men due to the Limbic System

PREFRONTAL CORTEX: 

PREFRONTAL CORTEX Women are more likely to show empathy due to the Prefrontal Cortex

hippocampus: 

hippocampus Due to the Hippocampus men are better at spatial skill

Who’s BRAIN IS BETTER?: 

Who’s BRAIN IS BETTER?

You decide: 

You decide

Resources: 

Resources Witelson, S. (2011). It's partly in your head. The Wall Street Journal , (Witelson, 2011 ) This journal article gave great insight. In this journal it told of certain functions that take place in the female brain. The article was full of helpful facts . Brizendine, C. (2010). The male brain . (1st ed.). New York: Crown Publishing Groups. (Brizendine, 2010 ) This book gave great facts about the male brain. In this book it told of the processes the male brain goes through. The Male Brain was full of insightful facts .

Resources: 

Resources Ramachandran, V. S. (1999). Phantoms in the brain . New York: HarperCollins Publishing Inc. (Ramachandran, 1999 ) This book was very insightful. It was full of interesting facts. In this book it was full of great detail . Serendip. (1, 03 2005). The brain and their functions . Retrieved from http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/kinser/Structure1.html (Serendip, 1 ) This site was very interesting. It broke down the functions of the brain very clearly. This site kept me very interested .