Male and female brains work the same way: Study

New York: There is no such thing called a “male brain” and a “female brain”, suggests new research that found no sex difference in the size of he hippocampus, a crucial part of the brain that consolidates new memories and helps connect emotions to the senses.

Hippocampi are located on both sides of the brain, under the cerebral cortex. The findings challenge the common claim that a disproportionately larger hippocampus explains females' tendency toward greater emotional expressiveness, stronger interpersonal skills, and better verbal memory.

Meta-analyses by other investigators have also disproved other purported sex differences in the brain, Eliot noted. Meta-analysis is a statistical technique that allows researchers to combine the findings from many independent studies into a comprehensive review.

There is no difference in the size of the corpus callosum, white matter that allows the two sides of the brain to communicate, nor do men and women differ in the way their left and right hemispheres process language, according to the researchers.