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10 Things Every Woman Should Know
About a Man's Brain - Part 2 
 
By Robin Nixon  
 
Sep 12, 2012                                                                       Issue 985           

 

Summary of this article

  

It's always interesting to talk about men's brains and women's brains and what we don't know about each other.

 

Helping men and women understand each other helps lessen the clashes that are possible.

 

This is Part 2 of 3 parts to an article about 10 things women should know about men's brains.

  

God bless your family and your marriage.

 

Jim  

 
 

10 Things Every Woman Should Know About a Man's Brain - Part 2

 

By Robin Nixon

 

April 2010

 

Most popular notions about the male brain are based on studies of men ages 18 to 22 - undergrads subjecting themselves to experiments for beer money or course credit.

 

But a man's brain varies tremendously over his life span. Soon after college age it quickly contradicts the image of the single-minded sex addict and changes to his desire to mate for life. Here's what you need to know about guys' minds. (Yesterday was Part 1. This is part 2 of 3.)

 

7. Hard-wired to check out women

 

While often linked to aggression and hostility, testosterone is also the hormone of the libido. And guys have six times the amount surging through their veins as women, said Pranjal Mehta, a social psychologist at Columbia University in New York.

 

Mehta and colleagues found that testosterone impairs the impulse-control region of the brain. While it has yet to be studied, this may explain why, as Brizendine says, men ogle women as if on "auto-pilot." They often forget about the woman once she is out of their visual field, Brizendine said.

 

6. Must defend turf

 

"Part of the male job, evolutionarily-speaking, is to defend turf," Brizendine said. More research is needed in humans but in other male mammals, the "defend my turf" brain area is larger than their female counterparts,' she said.

 

While women too have fits of possessiveness, men are much more likely to become violent when faced with a threat to their love life or territory, she said.

 

5. Embraces chain of command

 

An unstable hierarchy can cause men considerable anxiety, Brizendine said. But an established chain of command, such as that practiced by the military and many work places, reduces testosterone and curbs male aggression, she said.

 

4. Matures over time...really

 

Pre-occupation with establishing pecking order, which starts as early as age 6, motivates the "male dance, where they are always putting each other down," Brizendine added. "It is better to be aggressive in a verbal jab than to duke it out," she said.

 

Over the course of evolution, men have needed to compete for status and mates while young and emphasize bonding and cooperation when mature, Mehta said.

 

Men seem to agree; and psychological studies have shown that one-upmanship holds less appeal for older men. Instead, they pay more attention to relationships and bettering the community, Brizendine said.

 

The change is likely aided by the slow natural decline in testosterone as a man ages. Mehta and colleagues found that men with high testosterone levels tend to be better at one-on-one competition, while those with lower levels excel at competitions requiring team cooperation. The study was published in the journal Hormones and Behavior in 2009.

 

 

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