Neuroscientist Larry Cahill on the ‘neurosexism’ debate

Re:Neuroscientist Larry Cahill on the ‘neurosexism’ debate by oarabbus_ on Monday April 22, 2019 @01:16PM (#19720674)

>Because the differences between male and female "bodies", meaning anatomical differences like sex characteristics, are obvious and self-evident, while differences in brain structure are not and therefore require careful study.

That seems like a very odd, unscientific position to take. We know that men and women have different physical characteristics and hormonal affects (as an obvious example, women have a menstrual cycle while men do not). Ergo, the hypothalamus and pituitary gland (two areas of the brain which play pivotal roles in the human endocrine system) are structurally different between the sexes; this is obvious and self-evident.

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Re:Neuroscientist Larry Cahill on the ‘neurosexism’ debate by Viliam1234 on Monday April 22, 2019 @05:17PM (#19723086)

Luckily, we all know that the soul is completely separated from the body, so no amount of difference in hormones or brains can have an impact on our thinking, feeling, or behavior, which are completely determined by the society.

Also, differences between males and females in animals are completely irrelevant for humans, because humans have nothing in common with animals.

Thus spoke the latest science (of 17th century, but who cares, science is still science).

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