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Research has found that there are differences in how male and female brains may react when receiving beautiful things. Men use the right brain to process beauty, while women use the entire brain for this task. (Reported by Xia Mingzhu)
Beauty is actually very subjective. Isn't it often said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder? However, it is also known that there are indeed some differences in the perception of beauty between genders. New research has shed light on where these differences might come from.
A research team from the University of California used magnetic resonance imaging technology to record the brain changes in 20 subjects when they viewed beautiful paintings and ugly city photos. They found significant differences in how males and females react to beauty.
When receiving beautiful things, women mostly react with the whole brain, while men mostly use only the right brain.
Researchers say that this difference may be related to the different ways male and female brains process spatial information, and such differences might be unique to humans.
It has long been known that there are differences in cognitive functions between male and female brains. How do these differences manifest when facing beautiful things? The study found that when women come into contact with visual targets, their brains link them to language, while men are more focused on the spatial appearance of objects. Researchers explain that this might be related to the gradual differentiation of social roles between genders during human evolution.
Humans are complex creatures. Fortunately, thanks to the rapid advancement of science, we are able to gain more understanding of many aspects of our nature that we know exist but do not fully understand.
Source: http://tw. news. yahoo. com/ article/ url/ d/ a/ 090224/ 1/ 1ezdq. html
Gender Differences in Brain's Response to Beauty: US Study
Research has found that there are differences in how male and female brains may react when receiving beautiful things. Men use the right brain to process beauty, while women use the entire brain for this task. (Reported by Xia Mingzhu)
Beauty is actually very subjective. Isn't it often said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder? However, it is also known that there are indeed some differences in the perception of beauty between genders. New research has shed light on where these differences might come from.
A research team from the University of California used magnetic resonance imaging technology to record the brain changes in 20 subjects when they viewed beautiful paintings and ugly city photos. They found significant differences in how males and females react to beauty.
When receiving beautiful things, women mostly react with the whole brain, while men mostly use only the right brain.
Researchers say that this difference may be related to the different ways male and female brains process spatial information, and such differences might be unique to humans.
It has long been known that there are differences in cognitive functions between male and female brains. How do these differences manifest when facing beautiful things? The study found that when women come into contact with visual targets, their brains link them to language, while men are more focused on the spatial appearance of objects. Researchers explain that this might be related to the gradual differentiation of social roles between genders during human evolution.
Humans are complex creatures. Fortunately, thanks to the rapid advancement of science, we are able to gain more understanding of many aspects of our nature that we know exist but do not fully understand.
Source: http://tw. news. yahoo. com/ article/ url/ d/ a/ 090224/ 1/ 1ezdq. html