The eyes have it: Men do see things differently to women

The way that the visual centers of men and women's brains works is different, finds new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Biology of Sex Differences. Men have greater sensitivity to fine detail and rapidly moving stimuli, but women are better at discriminating between colors.

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[–] 42 points 2 years ago (11 children)

Whatever it does, it doesn't seem to help with colors.

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  • [–] 82 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    Men have greater sensitivity to fine detail and rapidly moving stimuli, but women are better at discriminating between colors.

    Literally under the headline.

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  • [–] 55 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    If only some men used those neurons to read

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Brain one way, but other brain other way. Chemical stuff is making brain stuff happen. Makes see different.

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