Behavioral Differences Between
Male and Female in Relation to the Brain and Hormones

2. Purpose statement- The purpose of this speech is to enlighten the audience of the differences between males and females and how the brain is a major factor to these differences.

3. Intro- Aside from the obvious external make up of men and women According to Renato M.E. Sabbatini, PhDIt is proven that the male and female brains differ. But can one prove that it affects the behavior? Many scientists believe that ones behavior is determined by his or her gender, hormonal build and make up of the brain.

4. Body-
I- Lets get started with the physiological differences between men and women. A. Girls right side of their brain develops faster then boys. Since this is the case. It is a likely explanation of why women are more emotional and in touch with their feelings. 1. “Girls develop the right side of their brain faster than boys: leads to talking, vocabulary, pronunciation, reading earlier, better memory.” (Relationship Institute) 2. “Women are more intuitive, holistic, creative, integrative.” (Relationship Institute) B. Boys left side of the brain develop faster which is a large factor of why when dealing with situations men would rather deal with it and move on, then sit and talk about it. 1. “Boys develop left side faster than girls: visual-spatial-logical skills, perceptual skills, better at math, problem solving, building and figuring out puzzles.” (Relationship Institute) 2. “Men have a much more difficult time relating to their own feelings, and may feel very threatened by the expression of feelings in their presence. This may cause them to react by withdrawing” (Relationship Institute) 3. “Men are more logical, analytical, rational.” (Relationship Institute)
II- There are differences in emotion between men and women. A. Women are typically more emotional then men. 1. “Women typically have a larger deep limbic system than men, which allows them to be more in touch with their feelings and better able to express them, which promotes bonding with others.” (Amber Hensley) 2. “The down side to this larger deep limbic system is that it also opens women up to depression, especially during times of hormonal shifts such as after childbirth or during a woman’s menstrual cycle.” (Amber Hensley) 3. “When upset, women are likely to express their feelings directly” (Pierz Newton-John)

B. Men tend to be less emotional then women. 1. They have smaller limbic system 2. “men typically hide their emotions or withdraw” (Pierz Newton-John) 3. Men can’t spend hours talking about their feelings like women can, due to the inner architecture of their brains (Men’s Health Mag.)

III- How do men and women handle pain?
A. Women feel more pain
1. “In studies, women require more morphine than men to reach the same level of pain reduction.” (Amber Hensley)
2. Recent research indicates that the way the nervous systems of men and women process and react to pain appears to be the key
3. “Women have a lower tolerance for pain,"