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·March 23, 2016·3 min read

Alzheimer’s More Severe in Women Than in Men

A new study reveals women with Alzheimer's disease have poorer cognitive abilities than men at the same stage of the disease.

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·February 9, 2016·4 min read

Are Male and Female Brains Really Different?

A new article questions whether the male and female brain are really that different.

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Autism Featured Open Neuroscience Articles

·September 7, 2015·5 min read

Both Autistic Men and Women Show an Extreme of Typical Male Pattern on ‘Reading the Mind in the Eyes’ Test

According to researchers, a new study provides strong support for the extreme male brain theory of autism.

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·November 8, 2019·4 min read

Brains of girls and boys are similar, producing equal math ability

There is no gender disparity in how children learn and perform math tasks.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·September 19, 2019·4 min read

Decoding how kids get into hacking

Study reveals differences in personality types and gender roles between teens who get into hacking.

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Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·June 8, 2016·6 min read

Differences in Male and Female Brain Activity When it Comes to Cooperation

A new study may provide clues as to how cooperative behavior could have evolved differently between men and women.

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·October 9, 2017·3 min read

Female Brain Reacts More Strongly to Prosocial Behavior Than Male Brain

University of Zurich researchers report prosocial behaviors trigger stronger reward system activation in women, where as the same neural response is elicited by selfish behavior in men.

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Autism Featured Open Neuroscience Articles

·September 4, 2015·6 min read

Gender Differences in Brain Structure and Behavior in Autism

According to a new study, girls with autism display less repetitive behaviors than boys. Additionally, researchers have discovered differences in brain structures between boys and girls with autism which may help explain this discrepancy.

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Featured Psychology

·April 27, 2017·4 min read

Gender Differences in Depression Appear at Age 12

Researchers report gender differences in both diagnoses and depressive symptoms appearing at the age of 12.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·May 26, 2019·5 min read

Growing up high: Neurobiological consequences of adolescent cannabis use

Researchers evaluate the psychological and neurobiological impact of teen cannabis use. The findings, to be presented at the 13th Annual Canadian Neuroscience Meeting, will cover how cannabis contributes to cognitive impairments, psychosis and deficits in decision making in adolescents.

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·July 31, 2018·3 min read

Hate Speech From Women is Judged Harsher than From Men

A new study reports women who make hateful remarks on social media are more likely to be judged more severely than men who make the same comments.

Featured Neurology

·October 4, 2017·2 min read

High Blood Pressure in 40s Linked to Increased Dementia Risk For Women

Women who had high blood pressure in their 40s are 73% more likely to develop dementia as they age than those with normal blood pressure, a new study in Neurology reports.