And now, for some bizarre Brainology: Let's start with men vs women...

Today I figured I'd snip a few quick comments into the first part of THIS article.  http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/03/23/brizendine.male.brain/index.html?hpt=C1

It's interesting.

"Dr. Louann Brizendine is a member of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the National Board of Medical Examiners, and a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. She is founder and director of the Women's Mood and Hormone Clinic. She wrote "The Female Brain" and, just released, "The Male Brain." "

Umm, okay.  But what does she have to say?

"Our brains are mostly alike. We are the same species, after all. But the differences can sometimes make it seem like we are worlds apart."

Well Duh.

"The "defend your turf" area -- dorsal premammillary nucleus -- is larger in the male brain and contains special circuits to detect territorial challenges by other males. And his amygdala, the alarm system for threats, fear and danger is also larger in men. These brain differences make men more alert than women to potential turf threats.

Meanwhile, the "I feel what you feel" part of the brain -- mirror-neuron system -- is larger and more active in the female brain. So women can naturally get in sync with others' emotions by reading facial expressions, interpreting tone of voice and other nonverbal emotional cues."

Interesting... but not surprising.

"Perhaps the biggest difference between the male and female brain is that men have a sexual pursuit area that is 2.5 times larger than the one in the female brain. Not only that, but beginning in their teens, they produce 200 to 250 percent more testosterone than they did during pre-adolescence."

Say what???

"If testosterone were beer, a 9-year-old boy would be getting the equivalent of a cup a day. But a 15-year-old would be getting the equivalent of nearly two gallons a day. This fuels their sexual engines and makes it impossible for them to stop thinking about female body parts and sex."

...Okay, a lot more than expected.  But not really surprising... especially being male.  Well, there's some confirmation there, at least.  Read more about our bizarre brains at the actual article.  http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/03/23/brizendine.male.brain/index.html?hpt=C1