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Brain Wiring

• Posted by Theresa on February 19th, 2006 filed in Book Review

I just finished a great book called Why Men Don’t Listen and Women Can’t Read Maps by Barbara and Allan Pease (see it off to the side). I read it on my Pocket PC and I ordered hard copy of it along with their second book Why Men Don’t Have a Clue and Women Always Need More Shoes so I could reference it easier.

From amazon.com:

“Ever wonder why women can brush their teeth while walking and talking on various subjects while men generally find this very difficult to do? Why 99 percent of all patents are registered by men? Why stressed women talk? Why so many husbands hate shopping? According to Barbara and Allan Pease, science now confirms that “the way our brains are wired and the hormones pulsing through our bodies are the two factors that largely dictate, long before we are born, how we will think and behave. Our instincts are simply our genes determining how our bodies will behave in given sets of circumstances.” That’s right: socialization, politics, or upbringing aside, men and women have profound brain differences and are intrinsically inclined to act in distinct–and consequently frustrating–ways.” 

The authors conclusion is that our brains are wired differently and have a test to prove it. You can take it online here.

Analyzing the Result

Most males will score between 0-180 point and most females 150-300.

I scored 150. I have italicized the parts I think fit me.
Brains which are ‘wired’ for mainly masculine thinking usually score below 150. The closer to 0 they are, the more masculine they are, and the higher their testosterone level is likely to be.

These people demonstrate strong logical, analytical and verbal skills and tend to be disciplined and well-organized. The closer to 0 they score, the better they are at projecting costs and planning outcomes for statistical data, with their emotions hardly influencing them at all.

Scores in the minus range are high masculine scores. These scores show that large amounts of testosterone were present in the early stages of the fostal development.

The lower the score for a woman, the more likely she will be to have lesbian tendencies. Brains that are wired for mainly feminine thinking will score higher than 180. The higher the number, the more feminine the brain is, and the more likely the person is to demonstrate significant creative artistic and musical talents. They will make more of their decisions on intution or gut feeling, and are good at recognising problems using minimal data. They are also good at solving problems using creativity and insight.

The higher is the score above 180 for a man, the greater the chance he will be gay.

Males who score below 0 and women who score above 300 have brains that are wired so oppositely that the only thing they are likely to have in common is that they live on the same planet!

Scores between 150-180 show compatibility of thought for both sexes, or a foot in both sexual camps. These people do not show a bias for either male or female thinking and usually demonstrate a flexibility in thinking that can be a significant advantage to any group who are going through a problem-solving process.

They have the predisposition to make friends with both men and women.

You’ll get much more from reading the book, but take the test for now and leave a comment about your score. You can click on the book on my site and order it directly from amazon.com.

The whole time I was reading it, it made me want to stop and tell somebody about it. It was filled with aha moments. So many things make so much more sense now. Have some fun with it and share your thoughts here and with your friends.