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Social sponges: Gendered brain development comes from society, not biology

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The Consequences of Social Experience

Our brains are constantly monitoring the social environment. We don't just have a sense of self, we also have asense of other people. And that means we can understand what other people might know and how they behave. But there's another part of the brain which bridges these two - it's called anterior singulate cortex. So if you're having a negative social experience it's more likely that the red traffic light will be activated by this information in real life. The kind of behaviours that might have been on your mind when you've got this kind of social experience is effectively shut down. You'll stop being able to do things like go out with friends or meet new people for example. It

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