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Update Date: 2009/02/24 10:35
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.
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Update Date: 2009/02/25 04:09
[Compiled by Wei Guo Jin / Comprehensive foreign reports on the 23rd]
Want to know why women often can't read maps? Why men often can't find things? It actually has to do with the cognitive abilities of men and women regarding beauty. Scientists have identified differences in how male and female brains appreciate beauty, and the reasons for these differences may trace back to the distinct social roles of men and women in ancient hunting and gathering societies.
British media reported that in a study led by Professor Ayala, a biologist at the University of California, Irvine, researchers showed pictures of landscapes, art, and other images to ten men and ten women, asking them which they found beautiful and which they did not. The researchers then used magnetoencephalography (MEG) to observe changes in the magnetic fields generated by the electrical activity in the participants' brains.
The study revealed that in the first 300 milliseconds, there was no difference in brain responses between men and women. However, between 300 and 700 milliseconds, both genders showed more active brain responses to images they found beautiful compared to those they did not. The most active region in both men and women was the parietal lobe, which is responsible for visual cognition, spatial orientation, and information processing.
However, observations showed that women exhibited active neuronal responses in both the left and right hemispheres, while men only showed activity in the right hemisphere. Researchers suggested that this difference might be understood through the ways men and women judge space.
Since humans diverged from chimpanzees, the parietal lobe has undergone significant evolution. The brain differences in how men and women appreciate beauty may have originated from the early evolution of modern humans, possibly due to the distinct roles of the sexes in hunting and gathering societies.
Researchers pointed out that the left hemisphere is typically involved in "categorical" spatial cognition, such as "up, down, left, right," while in aesthetic appreciation, men focus on the "coordinate" spatial cognition of the right hemisphere, which involves the ability to mentally map the spatial location of objects using coordination techniques.
Hunting, typically a male responsibility, requires "coordinate" spatial abilities to track animal movements, while women, who often gathered fruits and plant roots, developed more advanced "categorical" spatial abilities. The research paper noted, "Men tend to use distance concepts and coordinate strategies like latitude and longitude to solve navigation tasks, while women tend to rely on memories of landmark locations and related directions as the basis for their actions."
Researchers said that the different ways men and women survey the world clearly influence their perception of beauty: men use half their brain to appreciate beauty, while women use their entire brain. The study was published on the 24th in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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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
Gender Differences in Beauty Appreciation Rooted in Ancient Roles
[Compiled by Wei Guo Jin / Comprehensive foreign reports on the 23rd]
Want to know why women often can't read maps? Why men often can't find things? It actually has to do with the cognitive abilities of men and women regarding beauty. Scientists have identified differences in how male and female brains appreciate beauty, and the reasons for these differences may trace back to the distinct social roles of men and women in ancient hunting and gathering societies.
British media reported that in a study led by Professor Ayala, a biologist at the University of California, Irvine, researchers showed pictures of landscapes, art, and other images to ten men and ten women, asking them which they found beautiful and which they did not. The researchers then used magnetoencephalography (MEG) to observe changes in the magnetic fields generated by the electrical activity in the participants' brains.
The study revealed that in the first 300 milliseconds, there was no difference in brain responses between men and women. However, between 300 and 700 milliseconds, both genders showed more active brain responses to images they found beautiful compared to those they did not. The most active region in both men and women was the parietal lobe, which is responsible for visual cognition, spatial orientation, and information processing.
However, observations showed that women exhibited active neuronal responses in both the left and right hemispheres, while men only showed activity in the right hemisphere. Researchers suggested that this difference might be understood through the ways men and women judge space.
Since humans diverged from chimpanzees, the parietal lobe has undergone significant evolution. The brain differences in how men and women appreciate beauty may have originated from the early evolution of modern humans, possibly due to the distinct roles of the sexes in hunting and gathering societies.
Researchers pointed out that the left hemisphere is typically involved in "categorical" spatial cognition, such as "up, down, left, right," while in aesthetic appreciation, men focus on the "coordinate" spatial cognition of the right hemisphere, which involves the ability to mentally map the spatial location of objects using coordination techniques.
Hunting, typically a male responsibility, requires "coordinate" spatial abilities to track animal movements, while women, who often gathered fruits and plant roots, developed more advanced "categorical" spatial abilities. The research paper noted, "Men tend to use distance concepts and coordinate strategies like latitude and longitude to solve navigation tasks, while women tend to rely on memories of landmark locations and related directions as the basis for their actions."
Researchers said that the different ways men and women survey the world clearly influence their perception of beauty: men use half their brain to appreciate beauty, while women use their entire brain. The study was published on the 24th in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Source: http:/ / tw. news. yahoo. com/ art……url/ d/ a/ 090225/ 78/ 1f19j. html