Men and women differ in so many ways other than the sexual characteristics we exhibit.  There are also startling differences in the way that we think, and one of them is the memory aspect.  So what are the differences between men and women and the way that we remember things?  Well, it’s got to do with emotion..

Scientists don’t know if the memory differences, which are significant between men and women, are inborn or whether they are learned, but in tests between couples, it shows that the way men and women remember things, such as their wedding day and other significant events in their lives, is very different.  Or is it just differently recalled in words?  That’s what I have a hard time understanding.  Just because people voice their memories differently, does that mean that they actually, physically, remember things differently from eachother?

Well, research is saying yes, we do actually remember things slightly differently.  The results have been replicated between mutliple control groups.  Men store memories on different sides of the brain for memories between scary, fun, emotional and more. 

Different areas of the brain light up when men and women remember things, which shows that men and women store memories in different parts of the brain, and therefore may remember them differently according to what emotions they equate them with.  So you see, men and women really are fundamentally different, so to speak.   

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