Men And Women Respond Differently To Stress


	Men And Women Respond Differently To Stress

rj3sp

6-24-2008 2:49 PM

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stress, gender, neuroscience, research, fmri, brain

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The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine is reporting research that shows that different parts of the brain are activated in males and females when confronted with a stressful situation. The researchers examined the activity of participant's brains using fMRI while exposed to stress.

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6-24-2008 11:39 PM

egoldstein

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