Sunday, April 09, 2006

More gender differences

UCI researchers find that, even at rest, men's and women's brains behave differently

I'd love to find a site that is cataloging all of the gender difference research that is out there. Perhaps I'll start one myself.

Generalities

Brain compensates for aging by becoming less 'specialized'

Exactly the opposite of a career path!

More brain tendencies

Is the brain wired for faces?

Taste, geometry, language, walking, grammar - we've got lot's going on in there.

Monday, April 03, 2006

I can't say I'm surprised

Study: Sex-filled media linked to promiscuity

Over the course of my lifetime the age of sexual activity appears to be getting younger and younger. Something had to be causing it - and this study certainly isn't a surprise.

However, it does bring into question studies that show whether or not video-games and violent media content cause violence in teenagers as well. I've seen studies both ways.

Junk in - junk out; makes a lot of sense to me.