Men are supposed to be wiser and tougher than women, but scientific research suggests this is not the case. Live Science has published an article that tells women 10 interesting secrets about men’s brains.
- You’re emotionally richer. Studying babies, Swedish scientists have found that boys have stronger emotional responses than girls. The reason why people think that men are not very emotional is because they are influenced by the concept of “macho” from childhood, so that they hide their emotions.
- You’re more afraid of being alone. While loneliness has an impact on everyone’s brain, scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, have found that older men fear it the most. When lonely, men are less likely than women to seek help, which worsens feelings of loneliness and can damage the brain. Getting married can effectively relieve men’s anxiety, and men with happy marriages live longer.
- Focus more on problem solving. Men also empathize with others when they have a problem, but don’t just know it like women do, because men have a “quick repair” area of the brain that is immediately active and actively seeks a solution to the problem. Women are more likely to give emotional support.
- A natural love of beautiful women. Men have six times higher levels of testosterone in their blood than women, which may explain why men seem to look for beautiful women on an “automatic navigation”. And once a beautiful woman is out of sight, men usually forget all about her.
- You’re more defensive. In the course of evolution, male animals have a stronger sense of “defending vested interests” than female animals. While women are also possessive, men are more likely to resort to violence when their love life or sphere of influence is threatened.
- Favor a hierarchy. Men feel very uneasy when they are in an unstable organizational system. Military or other hierarchical environments can lower testosterone levels and reduce aggressive behavior in men.
- The older you get, the more cooperative you become. When young, men compete for status and a mate, but as they mature, they focus more on intimacy and cooperation. Testosterone levels affect men’s ability to work together and men become better at teamwork as they get older and testosterone production decreases, scientists say.
- Father-to-be is the most cooperative. Men’s sense of cooperation is at its best in the first few months of fatherhood. The strong “pregnancy smell” emanating from the expectant mother’s body causes the expectant father to undergo hormonal changes that prepare him for fatherhood.
- Fathers are the best playmates. Fathers who play with their children help them learn better, grow in confidence and adapt to society. In addition, fathers who have more contact with their children also reduce the risk of risk for their children.
- Men are more eager to get married. Conventional wisdom holds that women aspire to a stable life, while men prefer a lifetime of freedom. That conclusion could be completely wrong. Loyalty may be genetically determined, US scientists have discovered. 60% of men are eager to get married, especially after the age of 30, and will focus on the family.