Photo: Anete Lusina

Which gender is more generous?

women New research has found that women are more generous than men. They're more likely to be giving because their brains find it more rewarding, the study suggests.

businessinsider.com - Science Shows How Women Are More Generous Than Men

Is 😊 mutual on Snapchat 2022?

What does the sunglasses emoji (😎) mean on Snapchat? Sunglasses emoji on Snapchat refers to mutual best friends. If one of your best friends also...

Last updated Dec 27, 2020

How do you recognize a strong woman?

11 Traits of a Strong Woman, Defined by Strong Women She is courageous. ... She doesn't depend on anyone else. ... She knows who she is. ... She...

Last updated Dec 17, 2020

Do you really know who the “One” is? Your true Soulmate?

Promotion

New research has found that women are more generous than men.

They're more likely to be giving because their brains find it more rewarding, the study suggests.

There's another reason to be thankful for women on International Women's Day.

Women are a lot more likely to share with you than men because their brains find it more rewarding, according to research. Neuroscientists from the Department of Economics wanted to try and explain why this might be. In new research, published in Nature Human Behaviour, the team looked at the different areas of the brain that are active when decisions about sharing are made. In a series of experiments, male and female participants were asked to imagine 100 people ranging from 1 (their closest friend) to 100 (a random stranger on the street). They chose whether to share money with people at social levels 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100, or to keep it for themselves. In one of the experiments in the study, the participants were also given a drug called Amisulpride, which inhibited the brain's reward system. The researchers believed this drug would suppress how much value the subjects thought the rewards had, either selfish or prosocial (sharing). An area right in the middle of the brain called the striatum is active whenever a decision is made. In the experiment without Amisulpride, the striatum was more strongly activated in female brains when they shared rather than when they were selfish. The opposite was true for men. In other words, women's reward systems were more sensitive to sharing, and men's more sensitive to being selfish. In the drug inhibitor experiment, sharing behaviour in women and selfishness in men were both reduced. "We expected to find the effect for women, because we knew from behavioural studies that women are often more prosocial then men," Alexander Soutschek, a psychologist at the University of Zurich and lead author of the study, told Business Insider. "We expected that the effect in men might be smaller than in women, but we did not expect that the effect was in the opposite direction." Although the research showed there were differences between men and women at a biological level, Soutschek said they didn't draw any conclusions about why these differences exist. "It would be a fallacy to believe that differences in brain functioning must be innate or have an evolutionary basis," he said. "In contrast, the dopaminergic system is crucial for learning, and this fits with the idea that the observed differences might be the product of gender stereotypes in western societies. However, as I said, this just appears to be the best explanation for us, we cannot rule out the evolution hypothesis."

Can two sisters adopt a baby?

Yes, Under These Circumstances. Adopting your siblings is a form of relative adoption (or kinship adoption). Kinship adoption is when you decide to...

Last updated Mar 8, 2022

How do I disconnect from soul connection?

How to break a soul tie? Prayer. Most people have a relationship with God that is much more casual than it should be. ... Establishing healthy...

Last updated Nov 15, 2021

Promotion

What are the perks of being pretty?

It turns out, being conventionally beautiful has its benefits. According to science, people who are perceived as attractive are more likely to get hired for jobs and seem trustworthy. They are also thought to be healthier and lead a happier life.

insider.com - 10 Benefits of Being Attractive, According to Science - Insider

It turns out, being conventionally beautiful has its benefits.

According to science, people who are perceived as attractive are more likely to get hired for jobs and seem trustworthy.

They are also thought to be healthier and lead a happier life.

Top editors give you the stories you want — delivered right to your inbox each weekday. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy It's no secret that people who are conventionally attractive generally make for more desirable romantic partners. No matter your individual preferences, you're probably more likely to have a crush on your good-looking neighbor than on someone you don't find physically alluring. But there may actually be perks to being seen as pretty that extend beyond the dating scene. Here are a few benefits to being beautiful that are backed up by science.

Can you have more than one soulmate?

Your friends and family members can be soulmates, as well. So if you expand your definition of soulmate beyond the romantic sense, it's likely that...

Last updated Aug 13, 2018

Do ashes still have DNA?

The actual ashes are thus useless as they will not contain DNA. It is the bones and teeth that could potentially hold some DNA viable for analysis....

Last updated Sep 2, 2018

Promotion

What age has highest divorce rate?

48 percent of those who marry before the age of 18 are likely to divorce within 10 years, compared to 25 percent of those who marry after the age...

Last updated Apr 19, 2019

Promotion

Which zodiac signs are gentle?

Pisces (February 19-March 20) Pisces is one of the kindest, most caring and gentle signs in all of the zodiac. It is Pisces' inner beauty that...

Last updated Mar 6, 2021