Mon, 08 Oct 2012 22:00:00 GMT | By Patricia Barnes-Svarney

Finally! 6 of your Q's about women solved

There are hundreds maybe even thousands of questions we have about women and although we don't have answers to all of them (yet), science and research have answered these 6 questions and revealed startling insights that you may not have known about those of us called “the fairer sex”:


Finally! 6 of your Q's about women solved

 1. Why do women always hear the car “making a noise”?

Women don’t really have any physical advantage over men when it comes to hearing, but there are some differences in our hearing range. For instance, women are better at hearing higher frequencies, while men are better at hearing sounds that are much quieter. As to hearing a car’s thumps, bumps, and grinds, there may be a brainy reason. In one study, the researchers watched the left and right brains of females and males on an MRI while listening to portions of a John Grisham novel. No one knows why yet, but the men listened with the left side of the brain (associated with listening and speech), while women predominantly with the left, but also parts of the right side (creative, intuitive). And no, this doesn’t mean that car noises sound like a Grisham novel, but that women’s brains interpret sounds better. It also may be why women seem to be more sensitive to the tone of someone’s voice.

 

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