Summarize the latest research findings on gender differences in the brain
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Sex differences become more striking in the adult brain; men have a higher proportion of white matter to gray matter than women; the distributions of white and gray matter differ; men have a lower proportion of white matter in the left brain than in the right; the proportions of gray and white matter in women are equal between hemispheres; women have more gray matter in the area of the brain that controls emotions; listening tasks activate the left hemisphere in men and the right in women. It is important to note that it is difficult to draw cause and effect conclusions from these findings.
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Describe the relationship between how you got/get attention and self-esteem. (1 point)
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When an individual uses opiate drugs:
a. he or she will not need to take more opiates to achieve the same high with repeated use. b. she risks creating addiction to opiates in her unborn child if she is pregnant when she uses. c. opiate receptors in the amygdala respond. d. animals will not self-administer opiates.