Mo Costandi writes a blog on neurophilosophy on the Guardian website. On Sunday he posted this chapter on the male versus the female brain. Male and female brains differ in structure and function, but we don’t know how these differences affect behaviour, he concludes:

“Many of these claims are accompanied by the assertion that the observed differences between men and women’s brains are ‘hard-wired’ and, therefore, irreversible. We now know, however, that brain structure and function change in response to experience, so any observed differences between the brains of men and women could also be due to differences in upbringing and socialization. To date, though, very little research has been done to investigate how different nurturing styles might influence brain development.”