Why men don't listen well
Why men don't listen well
How could we explain the behavioral difference between men and women? There is LITTLE difference in anatomy. Science now turns to the WAY each gender uses DIFFERENT brain areas for the SAME task to explain the behavioral difference. Let's focus on one tiny behavioral difference that marks one HUGE frustration in relationships: listening skill. Ever hear women complain about how men just AREN?T listening?
Well, men may now have a legitimate excuse after all. Recently, a study in NeuroImage showed that men process male and female voices differently. Men use the visual area in brain to ?hear? male voices, while they use the auditory area to hear female voices. More brain activity is required to use the auditory area. Female voices are more complex in vibration and sound waves compared to male?s.
Therefore the use of the auditory area makes men hear female voices MORE clearly, but their brains also tire quickly due to the complex processing involved.
How could we explain the behavioral difference between men and women? There is LITTLE difference in anatomy. Science now turns to the WAY each gender uses DIFFERENT brain areas for the SAME task to explain the behavioral difference. Let's focus on one tiny behavioral difference that marks one HUGE frustration in relationships: listening skill. Ever hear women complain about how men just AREN?T listening?
Well, men may now have a legitimate excuse after all. Recently, a study in NeuroImage showed that men process male and female voices differently. Men use the visual area in brain to ?hear? male voices, while they use the auditory area to hear female voices. More brain activity is required to use the auditory area. Female voices are more complex in vibration and sound waves compared to male?s.
Therefore the use of the auditory area makes men hear female voices MORE clearly, but their brains also tire quickly due to the complex processing involved.


