The stereotypical woman is frequently described as loving gossip, constantly craving chocolate, adoring shopping and shoe sales, having regularly shifting mystery moods, embracing a nurturing and maternal attitude and lifestyle, and enjoying a daily drama, musical, and/or sitcom. On the other hand, a typical man is often portrayed as sex obsessed, always drinking a beer, feeding women lame excuses and reasoning, adoring power tools, and enjoying a daily sporting event on the television. Sometimes, women and men seem to be separate species altogether. Physically, both genders have obvious dissimilarities. However, are our brains different? The purpose of this paper is to participate in an exploration of the differences between the brains of males and females.
             The first studies ever conducted to find brain differences, were instructed by Francis Gatton. He performed all of his research in 1882, at the South Kensington Museum, in London, England. Francis Gatton identified "significant sex differences favoring men in strength of grip, sensitivity to shrill whistle sounds, and ability to work under pressure. Women were observed to be more sensitive to pain" (Schreiber 83.) Highly interested in a continuance of this research, the United States began to conduct research ten years later. Through studies performed by American scientists, they discovered that "women could hear better than men, had a more conventional vocabulary, and preferred blue to red. Men preferred red to blue, used a more adventurous vocabulary, and had a preference for abstract and general thought, while women preferred practical problems, and individual tasks" (Begley 80.)
             The only time in which the brain is the exact same between both genders is during the first couple of weeks after conception. However, as time passes, hormones alter the organization of the male brain. Once six weeks have passed, after conception, the male XY gene acqui...