If you talk to any guy, they will say girls talk way more than guys, pretty much nonstop. If you ask girls, they will say they talk just as much as guys. So what is the truth? On average, girls talk three times more than guys. Yes, three times more. If you’ve walked passed South Halls at all the past week or two and heard all of the sorority recruitment going on, this ouldn’t be hard for you to believe. You don’t even need to be near the buildings to hear the sound of the constant chatter from all those girls cramped into tiny dorm rooms. According to a study done by Dr. Luan Brizendine, women’s brains actually have more brain cells directed toward talking than men. If that doesn’t surprise you enough, women actually get a buzz out hearing their own voice. If you ask me, it sounds like women are biologically made to be narcissistic. What’s the actual science behind this? According to Dr. Brizendine, the difference in the genders happens in the womb. Testosterone actually prohibits some of the growth of the brain, which makes the brain have less cells to devote towards talking.
As we have often discussed in class, a group of scientist conducted a study to find a real reason as to why women talk more. The scientists used rats to test their level of Foxp2. They looked to see which gender had a higher level of it and which gender was more “chatty.” When looking at the rats, men had more of the Foxp2 and were more talkative than women. After looking at the rats, the scientists did the study on young children and they found that the girls had more of Foxp2 than the boys, and they were also more talkative. After the study, it was clear that there was some correlation. As I was reading through this study, I couldn’t help but think back to the example we talked about in class when scientists used mice to test if worms affect performance. That was a very well done test to try and prove correlation. Since the test for determining the answer to which gender talks more is so similar, I find the results to be pretty reliable, don’t you?
My question for you is, do you think men will ever before more talkative than women? If so, what could cause a change in men and women’s make up of the brain? For you ladies, do you think you really three times more than the guys you’re around? Think about it, three times more is quite a bit, no wonder guys never listen to us girls when we talk.