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5. Answer: d) All of the above.

Scientists are discovering many anatomical differences between male and female brains, including some you might not expect. The hippocampus, linked to spatial navigation, is bigger in women than men, whereas men have a proportionally larger amygdala, which is linked to emotional memory. While these findings might go some way to dispel a persistent myth or two, research also suggests that men and women use their brain in different ways which could help explain gender differences in response to the same stimuli.

6. Answer: d) Gay men use a mixture of male and female navigating techniques.

This is known as a cross-sex shift where homosexual people take on aspects of the opposite sex in some of their cognitive abilities. Interestingly while a study in Behavioural Neuroscience showed a "robust cross-sex shift" for gay men when they were navigating, lesbian women in the study read maps just like straight women and showed no cross-sex effects.

7. Answer: b) Women use parts of their brain involved in language processing more than men to decipher jokes.

While men and women can often laugh over the same joke, the way their brains respond to humour can be quite different. A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that men and women used similar parts of their brains when responding to humour in cartoons, but the areas involved in language processing and working memory were more strongly activated in women. Women also showed a greater response in their mesolimbic reward centre, suggesting they had lower expectations of finding the jokes funny than men and so when a cartoon tickled their fancy they were more pleasantly surprised. But the research also has a serious side: if further studies confirm that women's brains are more sensitive to emotional stimuli than men's it could help in treating conditions like depression which is twice as common in women.

8. Answer: a) Women were more likely to believe that men have sex when they are in love.

In confidential questionnaires they may be reporting more affairs but research published in the journal Human Nature shows than men are also better at picking cheaters, even if this sometimes means they suspect their partners when they have been faithful. Scientists say there are good reasons for this male caution as men can never be sure children they are supporting are biologically theirs.

9. Answer: b) It's a cultural belief, standardised testing shows no gender differences in maths performance.

In fact in countries that have the greatest gender equality, gender disparity in maths performance doesn't exist at either the average or gifted level. Other studies suggest the reason there are not more women at the top levels of traditionally male fields is not because women are worse at these subjects, but because they are still underrepresented in these areas.

10. Answer: c) As a member of a predominantly monogamous species men invest more energy in relationships.

Many studies have shown that being a man is bad for your health. It starts in the womb: male foetuses are more fragile than female foetuses. Men are susceptible to more diseases than women, and they are more likely to die from accidents. Part of the reason could be due to our polygynous origins (i.e. a man having more than one female partner at a time). A study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B found that polygynous species have greater sex differences in aging due to male members of the species evolving to be more attractive to more mates at the expense of longevity.

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Task 3. Read the text about the main concepts of the sexes and their socialized differences. Write down some interesting things you remember. Discuss the outcome together.