Male and female brains are indeed different
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- čas přidán 2. 03. 2024
- In this episode I explore the findings of some new research which appears to show that there are differences between male and female brains. Why this is the case is a matter of some debate and discussion. However, it is likely to be a combination of several things.
I think that what is exciting about this research is that it ultimately paves the way for a greater understanding of disease aetiology and progression, as well as personalised treatment, both prophylactic and restorative.
it is ultimately not about sex or gender, but about the individual.
A quick not about the podcast title change. This is to reflect that the podcast content will include information and discussion about self leadership, as well as intermittently focusing on leaders who have positional power.
Links to articles and papers discussed are here:
www.sciencedaily.com/releases...
www.thelancet.com/journals/la...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27856...
🙏Thank you very much. Yes it is good to hear about a constructive use of AI!😊🙏
Interesting subject; it’s good to hear about a positive use of artificial intelligence. Thanks for posting.
Thank you very much, really appreciate that! 🙏🙏🙏
Very interesting- thank you.
As you say there are a massive amount of factors at play. I do hope in the future medical care can be tailored better to suit the individual and their specific needs instead of being generic.
My only concern would be labelling and attempts to ‘fix’ what society may consider defective individuals due to abnormal brain structure.
Would the parents of a ‘defective’ child choose to fix them if that was possible? For example an autistic child, or a child with an abnormal amygdala who could potentially show psychopathic traits.
As an autistic person I have suffered greatly from bullying and discrimination. Most of my life I would have begged to be ‘fixed’. Now, as an older person I would not as I understand and accept my limitations, and also the good things I have done and will do, that benefit not only me but many others . Yes, I have also done bad things, but I now have greater understanding. No-one is perfect.
But is it me that needs to change my autistic behaviors or should society be more accepting? While living overseas in non English speaking countries I was never bullied- I was accepted for who I am - my actions and my personality. Any odd but harmless behaviour was put down to culture and often looked at fondly. I was just a crazy Brit. In native English speaking countries this acceptance is not extended to me, even when I do no harm there is judgment from society and an expectation to conform.
If we - for example- cure the autistic, and other conditions where brain structure is seen as not optimal, I think this will be a grave mistake and many brilliant minds will be lost. Perhaps better to understand how to live together without judgement and where someone does have an ‘abnormal’ brain, learn how to accept them as an individual and not to force compliance and uniformly, particularly if suffering is not a foregone conclusion with that brain structure difference, but it does require understanding from both sides.
Thank you so much. Yes, labels and what is ‘normal’ can be extremely prejudicial. I’m not a fan. What is ‘normal’? What does it mean. And if no one was doing anything differently, sometimes markedly so, then there would be stagnation, and little or no advancement of societies or cultures. And I absolutely agree that by in some way attempting to tamper, engineer, manipulate brain functionality we’d lose some extremely brilliant minds!