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[bronzeage]

MRI images can't tell the boys from the girls, just by looking at the brain.

One would think there would be distinct pink and blue parts. It makes sense. You can't tell the program by looking at the hard drive.

 

[toubab]

MRI images can't tell the boys from the girls, just by looking at the brain.

One would think there would be distinct pink and blue parts. It makes sense. You can't tell the program by looking at the hard drive.

Apparently you should read that article again.

 

[bronzeage]

Apparently you should read that article again.

I read the article. It says there "...differences are small and highly influenced by the environment, yet they have still been used to paint a binary picture of the human brain, “even when the data reveal much more overlap than difference between males and females,....”

This means, given nothing more than an MRI image of a brain, it can't be determined to be male or female.

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

When I'm trying to determine if a thing is male or female, I generally look between its legs.

 

[toubab]

I read the article. It says there "...differences are small and highly influenced by the environment, yet they have still been used to paint a binary picture of the human brain, “even when the data reveal much more overlap than difference between males and females,....”

This means, given nothing more than an MRI image of a brain, it can't be determined to be male or female.

The article makes it clear there are differences between the typical male brain and the typical female brain. The fact it's not possible to look at an MRI image of a single brain and tell with 100% certainty the sex of the owner of that particular brain does not mean there are no differences in male and female brains, generally, or that those differences cannot be detected.

 

[Pairaclities]

When I'm trying to determine if a thing is male or female, I generally look between its legs.

Do you pull down its pants first?

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

The article makes it clear there are differences between the typical male brain and the typical female brain. The fact it's not possible to look at an MRI image of a single brain and tell with 100% certainty the sex of the owner of that particular brain does not mean there are no differences in male and female brains, generally, or that those differences cannot be detected.

Of course there are differences in how they operate and what they tell the body to do. But I think the point is that if you laid one of each side by side on a table, most people would not be able to tell the difference.

 

[bronzeage]

The article makes it clear there are differences between the typical male brain and the typical female brain. The fact it's not possible to look at an MRI image of a single brain and tell with 100% certainty the sex of the owner of that particular brain does not mean there are no differences in male and female brains, generally, or that those differences cannot be detected.

If you could look closely the brain cells, the extra chromosome would definitely be a tip off.

 

[sweepthefloor]

My brain is pink.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

^^ My brain is fried.