Scientists have just published the results of a survey of 46,034 brain imaging studies meant to understand gender-based risk for brain disorders. Analyzing such a large sample of brain scans allowed researchers to identify gender differences in brain activity. The research paper states: "The brains of women in the study were significantly more active in many more areas of the brain than men, especially in the prefrontal cortex, involved with focus and impulse control, and the limbic or emotional areas of the brain, involved with mood and anxiety. The visual and coordination centers of the brain were more active in men."

1. Gender Based Cerebral Perfusion Differences in 46,034 Functional Neuroimaging Scans. Daniel G. Amen, MD, Manuel Trujillo, MD, David Keator, MS, et al. Published online in advance of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Volume 60, Issue 2 (September 2017) by IOS Press.
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