6/28/2004
desjardins/honig                                            COGNITION
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Gender Differences
•Brain structure is the same in men and women.
•The female’s brain matures earlier; thus the two hemispheres are more integrated in the female •As adults, women are better able to coordinate activities of both hemispheres; thus they can think intuitively and globally.  •Men are better at activities in which the two hemispheres do not compete, such as problem solving and determining spatial relationships.
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