Battle of the Sexes Expert – Helen Fisher | Brain Games

we all live on a spectrum of very male

we all live on a spectrum of very male traits and very female traits and we all

traits and very female traits and we all

traits and very female traits and we all fall somewhere within that spectrum and

fall somewhere within that spectrum and

fall somewhere within that spectrum and of course as we age testosterone goes

of course as we age testosterone goes

of course as we age testosterone goes down in men and you see older men

down in men and you see older men

down in men and you see older men express farmer more compassion and as a

express farmer more compassion and as a

express farmer more compassion and as a woman ages levels of estrogen go down

woman ages levels of estrogen go down

woman ages levels of estrogen go down expressing levels of testosterone and

expressing levels of testosterone and

expressing levels of testosterone and older women can become extremely

older women can become extremely

older women can become extremely assertive so we do change during the

assertive so we do change during the

assertive so we do change during the course of our lives what’s important to

course of our lives what’s important to

course of our lives what’s important to remember though is these basic male and

remember though is these basic male and

remember though is these basic male and female trig are probably patterned into

female trig are probably patterned into

female trig are probably patterned into the brain in the womb as the brain is

the brain in the womb as the brain is

the brain in the womb as the brain is developing in the room

developing in the room

developing in the room fetal testosterone and fetal estrogen

fetal testosterone and fetal estrogen

fetal testosterone and fetal estrogen are washing over the brain

are washing over the brain

are washing over the brain building some of the gender differences

building some of the gender differences

building some of the gender differences that we see in men and women around the

that we see in men and women around the

that we see in men and women around the world and across our lives as Steven

world and across our lives as Steven

world and across our lives as Steven Pinker once said he said it’s a hundred

Pinker once said he said it’s a hundred

Pinker once said he said it’s a hundred percent cultural and a hundred percent

percent cultural and a hundred percent

percent cultural and a hundred percent biological you simply cannot tease

biological you simply cannot tease

biological you simply cannot tease nature and nurture a part and now of

nature and nurture a part and now of

nature and nurture a part and now of course with the new field of epigenetics

course with the new field of epigenetics

course with the new field of epigenetics we know that various cultural

we know that various cultural

we know that various cultural experiences can turn genes on and off

experiences can turn genes on and off

experiences can turn genes on and off and we certainly know also that we are

and we certainly know also that we are

and we certainly know also that we are born with certain genetic

born with certain genetic

born with certain genetic predispositions that come straight out

predispositions that come straight out

predispositions that come straight out of our biology so we’re both a highly

of our biology so we’re both a highly

of our biology so we’re both a highly cultural animal and a highly biological

cultural animal and a highly biological

cultural animal and a highly biological animal and culture can sculpt the brain

animal and culture can sculpt the brain

animal and culture can sculpt the brain and certainly biology sculpts the brain

and certainly biology sculpts the brain

and certainly biology sculpts the brain too