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Study: Male, Female Brains Not That Different

A new study shows that human brains do not fit neatly into 'male' and 'female' categories. Instead, most contain features from both. Researchers at Israel's Tel Aviv University identified several structural differences between the brains of men and women, but could not tell the gender of an individual just by looking at a brain scan image. Scientists have long held that there are differences between men's and women's brains. The Tel Aviv team...

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