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Thread ID: 18279 | Posts: 1 | Started: 2005-05-17
2005-05-17 14:38 | User Profile
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Among other things, these investigators found that parts of the frontal cortex, the seat of many higher cognitive functions, are bulkier in women than in men, as are parts of the limbic cortex, which is involved in emotional responses. In men, on the other hand, parts of the parietal cortex, which is involved in space perception, are bigger than in women, as is the amygdala, an almond-shaped structure that responds to emotionally arousing information--to anything that gets the heart pumping and the adrenaline flowing. These size differences, as well as others mentioned throughout the article, are relative: they refer to the overall volume of the structure relative to the overall volume of the brain.
[url]http://www.sciam.com/print_version.cfm?articleID=000363E3-1806-1264-9806[/url] 83414B7F0000
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BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- Harvard University will spend $50 million over the next decade to support initiatives on women scientists and faculty that were recommended Monday by two task forces formed in the wake of President Lawrence Summers' controversial comments on female aptitude in science and math.
Summers announced the creation of the two task forces -- one on women at Harvard, one on women in science more generally -- in February, at the height of the firestorm over his remarks that innate differences in ability may partly explain why fewer women reach top science jobs. Summers apologized repeatedly for his remarks, though many academics, alumni and students defended him.
[url]http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/05/16/harvard.women.ap/index.html[/url]
[ White women can be whiners just like certain minority groups. Make someone a drama queen, get drama - and downfall. ]