Saturday, March 18, 2017

i suspect she's being constrained by the publication in not being definitive at the end, but this is nonetheless a decent summary of the right way to think about things.

that is, the differences that exist are better explained by plasticity through gender roles than by biological determination. and, what this suggests is that decisions we make regarding how we choose to live are paramount in how our brains develop.

this is strange language, but i feel i need to use it to get the point across: if a boy chooses to socialize with girls and rejects the influence of boys and men around him, his brain will feminize as a consequence of that choice.

the true challenge that we face as a society is in accepting these decisions.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/girl-brain-boy-brain/