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Assigment - 2: Brains and Genders

The document discusses research into differences in brain structure and functioning between men and women. A team at the University of Pennsylvania used brain scans to examine 428 men and 521 women. They found that women had more connections between the left and right hemispheres of the brain, while men had more pathways within each hemisphere. The researcher believes these brain differences may explain traits like women's greater social skills versus men's tendency to focus intensely on single issues.

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Assigment - 2: Brains and Genders

The document discusses research into differences in brain structure and functioning between men and women. A team at the University of Pennsylvania used brain scans to examine 428 men and 521 women. They found that women had more connections between the left and right hemispheres of the brain, while men had more pathways within each hemisphere. The researcher believes these brain differences may explain traits like women's greater social skills versus men's tendency to focus intensely on single issues.

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ASSIGMENT_2

BRAINS AND GENDERS


It is widely agreed that men and women think and act in different ways. Women appear to have better
memories, better social skills and are more competent at multitasking. Men, in contrast, seem to focus better
on issues and have superior motor and spatial skills, although clearly many people are exceptions to these
patterns. These differences have been explained as behaviour adopted thousands of years ago, when the men
went hunting while the women stayed at home and cared for their children. But another approach is to see
the behaviour as a result of the way our brains function. Recent research by Ragini Verma’s team at the
University of Pennsylvania has used brain scans to compare 428 men and 521 women. They tracked the
pathways of water molecules around the brain area, and found fascinating differences. The top half of the
brain is called the cerebrum, and it is divided into a left and a right half. The left hemisphere is thought to be
the home of logic and the right is the centre of intuition. Dr Verma found that with women most of the
pathways went between the two halves, while with men they stayed inside the hemispheres. She believes that
these results explain the gender differences in ability, such as women’s social competence compared to men’s
more intense focus.

 Find synonyms for the words underlined. Rewrite the paragraph using these.
It is widely agreed that men and women think and act in different ways. Women appear to have better
memories, better social skills and are more competent at multi-tasking. Men, in contrast, seem to focus better
on issues and have superior motor and spatial skills, although clearly many people are exceptions to these
patterns.
It is broadly consented that males and females think and make progress in different ways. Women seem to
have more desirable memories, better social abilities and are more capable at multi-tasking. Men, in
comparison, seem to focus better on troubles and have superior motor and spatial competences, although
obviously many people are exceptions to these patterns
Change the word class of the underlined words. Rewrite the paragraph using the changes.
These differences have been explained as behaviour adopted thousands of years ago, when the men went
hunting while the women stayed at home and cared for their children. But another approach is to see the
behaviour as a result of the way our brains function.
These differences have been explained as behaviour adopted thousands of years ago, when the men went
hunting while the women stayed at home and cared for their children. But another approach is to see the
behaviour as a result of the way our brains function.
Change the word order of these sentences, rewriting the paragraph so that the meaning stays the same.
Recent research into brain functioning by Ragini Verma’s team at the University of Pennsylvania has used
brain scans to compare 428 men and 521 women. They tracked the pathways of water molecules around the
brain area, and found fascinating differences.
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 Combine all three techniques to paraphrase the final paragraph.
The top half of the brain is called the cerebrum, and it is divided into a left and a right half. The left
hemisphere is thought to be the home of logic and the right is the centre of intuition. Dr Verma found that
with women most of the pathways went between the two halves, while with men they stayed inside the
hemispheres. She believes that these results explain the gender differences in abilities, such as women’s social
competence compared to men’s more intense focus on a limited area.
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