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Daily Digest Archive for April 26, 2004

Q: (Initially posted April 19, 2004) FROM STUDENT MEMBER YESEUL IN IL
What are the differences between the brains of females and males?
I heard that females recognize images (pictures, etc.) better than males, but males can recognize distances between 3D objects better. [If this is true,] why is that the case?

April 26, 2004
A: FROM MENTOR JO ELLEN HINCK IN MO
There are many differences in the brains of males and females, which is
evident in personality traits/behavioral traits. I did a quick search on
the internet and a ton of topics pooped up from brain size differences to
memory studies. Here are a few you might want to check out
(http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/heshe.html)
(http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/DailyNews/brainstudy020722.html)
(http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,33033,00.html)
I didn't find any specific info on 3D object- but hopefully these can get
you started in the right direction.

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