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November 30, 2009
Men and women 'respond differently to danger'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8380429.stm
Men and women may respond differently to danger, a brain scan study suggests.
Men showed activity in areas which dealt with what action they should take to avoid or confront danger.
But the study, presented to the Radiological Society of North America, found more activity in the emotional centres of women's brains.
In essence, activity in this area primes the body to either run from danger, or confront it head on - the so-called "fight or flight response".
Researcher Dr Andrzej Urbanik said: "This might signal that when confronted with dangerous situations, men are more likely than women to take action."
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Posted by Rob Kiser on November 30, 2009 at 12:42 PM
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Sorry, but men in any situation are more likely to take action, or make a decision not to take action, which is the same. Not that women don't take action, but men are more likely to. Don't need research to tell you that.
Posted by: Greg in Limerick on December 1, 2009 at 5:53 PM