01-19-2009 - Human World

Societal organization of the last few thousand years seems to be male dominated, however, does nature favor women over men at times? I’ve long suspected as much, but recent research shows that it is true: when the chips are down and problems need to be solved, the female brain might be superior in some way to that of the male. We all knew this, didn’t we? All we have to do is look at wars, destruction, terror, killing and horror that are the result of stress over scarcity in resources and land—conflicts which are generally perpetrated by governing bodies or military composed of a preponderance of male strategists. On the other hand, when times get tough anywhere, what do the less powerfully positioned females do? The feminine reaction to stress and scarcity over resources is more typically to gather, conserve, feed, nurture, to hunker down, nest and protect.

There could be a number of feasible social reasons for this disparity, varying from bigger, physically stronger male warriors whose inclination because of natural talents is tribal preservation through violence, versus physically weaker yet naturally emotionally stronger females, mothers driven by their nature to protect dependent infants, children and others who are vulnerable members of their social network. But there are physical reasons too. If physical propensities lead to philosophical justification that is translated into active expression, we’re talking here about the classic polarity between creator/destroyer action and mentality, which may in the end be much more than a myth.

These ideas may seem to be just hypotheses unsupported by scientific facts, however, here is an interesting collection of lay articles I discovered today that explain there might be something to it. Read this article from LiveScience entitled, In Tough Times, Nature Favors the Female Brain. This research, supported by the National Science Foundation, refers to times of starvation and how male and female brains differ.

The site contains other articles which go further in related Topics on the Brain, about varying aspects of neuro-discoveries. Click here for a compendium, and read the fascinating evidence that males and females really are different, not just in their reproductive apparatus. The components of Intelligence, memory, sexuality, gender differences, and spirituality share complex headquarters in the same brain.

Written by Beverly Spicer

7 Responses to “In tough times, the female brain is nature’s favorite”

1. Benjamin Napier says:

   January 22, 2009 at 9:22 am

   There are very big differences between the male and female human minds indeed! Testosterone poisoning causes men to be very agressive and to tend to take what they want. The female is much more the nurturer. But, do not ever mess with a mother’s baby. She will kill you. Also, women tend to harbor grudges much longer than do men. Is ist because of a longer attention span? Who knows?

   Interesting stuff. Men and women are definitely different. One isn’t better or worse than the other because we can’t have one without the other. It would be nice if we could figure out how to respect one another’s property and person and quit stealing from one another and fighting. We may need a few mmore eons to get that advanced!

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2. Deborah Byrd says:

   January 24, 2009 at 12:56 pm

   Beverly, you’ve spoken to something I’ve also wondered about. What if women were in charge?

   It reminds me of an old New Yorker cartoon, set in ancient history. Two women are standing on a hillside, wearing skins and holding spears, looking down at a valley where a group of men are gathering berries. One woman says to the other, “What’s the worst that could happen if we gave the men weapons?”

   D

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3. ll says:

   January 26, 2009 at 7:16 pm

   You state that females “are naturally emotionally stronger”. Evidence?

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4. Beverly Spicer says:

   January 26, 2009 at 8:25 pm

   Hi II,

   Thanks for your question. I suggest you read the articles linked to the post, which the post is based upon! Anything you see in orange in the text links to original references. This will answer your question!

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5. Terrell Miller says:

   February 15, 2009 at 3:19 pm

   and people think science is objective and not motivated by scientists’ personal agendas…

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6. great9126 says:

   February 16, 2009 at 6:30 am

   From olden days the male is the dominating person because the female was not educated. But,now the society is changing. Male and female are educated now. So,males are not dominating on the females because they are also doing jobs.

   Yes, I agree with you. Nature is changing womens brain.

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7. Valerie Myers says:

   March 18, 2010 at 10:33 pm

   If we survive as a species, it will be the women that will accomplish it. I think being mindful of our resources is important. But the only way to save the earth is for our population to drastically decrease. So if all women decided to have only one child for the next 60 years, we would accomplish our goal of reducing global warming and protecting our environment.

   It’s not very possible, but . . . it could happen.

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