Multiple processors

[rov1200]

Modern computers have dual or even quad processors allowing more than 1 task to take place at the same time. They are regarded as more advanced.

Its well known that women,unlike men, are able to carry out more than 1 task at a time. Does this mean their brains are more advanced?

[spacechimp]

I don't think the multi-core processor is cleaning the kitchen, cooking the dinner, doing the laundry and having a chat on the phone.

[theprof]

Hmm, casting aside the science behind this for a moment, I'm told my Tom-Tom contains a fairly powerful processor and it can get me from A to B effortlessly. It talks to me too, warns me of hazards ahead and probably a few more things I've not discovered yet.

Put my wife in the passenger seat and she can't even read the road map let alone get me to our destination and she's a university lecturer!

[rov1200]

Female brains are definately biological superior according to this quote

There is a biological difference. According to MRIs performed, women have a larger corpus callossum (Halpern, 2000). The corpus collossum is the area of the brain that handles communication between the two hemispheres. It is responsible for synthesizing the information from the left and right side of the brain. In women, the corpus callosum is wider than that of men�s brains, which might enable the two sides to communicate better with each other. This is a theory as to why women multitask more efficiently.

[theprof]

I'm familiar with the published material by Halpern, but there is no conclusive proof that the findings are correct.

There is no evidence that the width of the corpus callosum is directly related to "multitasking", a concept that is difficult to prove incontrovertibly anyway.

There have been innumerable studies of the corpus callosum over many years and I'm afraid the Jury's still out. Besides, the quote you give is so simplistic as to virtually meaningless. Notice that even Halpern says "might".

[rov1200]

I would have thought that the MRI scans would prove they are larger? Also I'm sure tests would have been done to check the brain activity in this region.

[Symmetryigr8]

But men are shown to be better at spacial logic and consideration of moving systems e.g. machinery. Are men more advanced. I was under the impression that he differences between men and women's brains were small and like al these studies only an average. Individual men and women can e the same or invert the trend quite easily as the average difference is so small. Am I right?

[wildwood]

Women and men are different to compliment each other. It makes no ecological sense to have one sex of the same species more 'advanced' than the other.

Anymore than that........ I couldn't possibly commend, I like living too much.

[wildwood]

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[ailie]

My corpus collosum big? I thought it was in perfect proportion to my hips.