IF YOU'VE EVER suspected that the men in your life are operating on a different wavelength, you aren't entirely wrong. Researchers recently used brain imaging to map the pathways of thought in 949 subjects ages 8 to 22. The results revealed some distinct disparities in how males and females process information. To learn more, we reached out to study coauthor Raquel Gur, MD, PhD, director of the neuropsychiatry section at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.
Q: Let's start with the data. Can you walk us through the difference you noticed?
A: We saw far more connections across the brain's two hemispheres in women than in men, indicating that women tend to adopt a more global approach to processing information. They take it all in, ping thoughts between areas associated…
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O, The Oprah (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2014