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    Why Men and Women Think Differently

    It's obvious men and women don't think alike.It's obvious men and women don't think alike.It's no secret that guys don't always think like us, but a new study from Montreal's Louis-H Lafontaine Hospital found that we actually remember different things, too.

    By Korin Miller

    Researchers discovered that women are more likely to remember happy moments, while men are more likely to remember unpleasant experiences.

    For the brain-scan study, men and women were shown 100 computer images that fell into four categories-highly pleasant and highly stimulating (erotic pics), highly pleasant and less stimulating (photos of babies and kittens), less pleasant and highly stimulating (war images), and less pleasant and less stimulating (babies crying).

    Related: 10 Things Women Do Better Than Men

    In the next round of the study, participants were shown the same images in a different order, mixed in with 100 more pics, and were asked whether they had seen each photo again while hooked up to a machine that measured their brain activity. They were judged on how quickly and accurately they responded.

    Related: Why Men Are More Stressed Than Ever

    Researchers found that women remembered the happier photos more efficiently than the bummer ones, regardless of how stimulating they were. So our brains decided that cute baby animals and hot naked dudes were equally important to keep on the back burner. Men, on the other hand, remembered unpleasant images the most, especially if they were also stimulating.

    Bottom line: We dig positive experiences; Dudes latch onto downer scenarios. That can explain why you'll talk about that night when you had an amazing, romantic dinner out together, and he'll immediately talk about how his steak was overcooked.

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    16 comments

    • the.doRk  •  3 months ago
      hmm. but most of the women i know can recall with astounding accuracy every mistake or negative thing that was ever done to them. and hold a grudge like no other. i guess they must be an anomaly. :)
    • Allie  •  Madison, Alabama  •  3 months ago
      Yes, the sexes are absolutely wired differently.. if you think otherwise you are just fooling yourself...I've researched the subject for a decade and read many books and articles on this very subject and have a clearer understanding of myself and ment in general...it's very helpful and less stressful if you understand the "why" of it all....
    • Andrea  •  Boynton Beach, Florida  •  3 months ago
      Too funny and so true!
    • Allie  •  Madison, Alabama  •  3 months ago
      sorry for the typos
    • Maria  •  Diamond Bar, California  •  3 months ago
      I do not think woman like positive experience more than guy. I think depend on ther personality of that person. In my situation, I would rather think nice and positive thinking better than thinking bad about other people, I do not want my self become miserable because thinking other people bad. If something bad is happening to me, I will avoid it and try to forget it. Maybe I had bad memory, I will completely forget bad thing in short period. I choose the happy memory in my mind forever.
    • Joy in Seattle  •  3 months ago
      SEXIST NONSENSE!
    • justaguy  •  3 months ago
      Since the title had the term "why" in it, and the article didn't tackle the subject at all, I'll submit my own very biased analysis -- men remember the bad stuff because they are taught to learn from their mistakes, while women live in a dream world where everything will work out just fine if you just hang on to pleasant thoughts...
      • just thinking 3 months ago
        Men are taught to learn from their mistakes????????????????

        That must be why they do the same things over and over and over again. Oh yeah now I get it !
    • kellyG  •  Berkeley, California  •  3 months ago
      that is so crazy!
    • Joe  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  3 months ago
      This is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. If this were really the case wouldn't men be so despondent that they would be killing themselves in mass numbers? Also, I have had the displeasure to know quite a few Debbie Downers who are constantly negative. Sometimes I really wonder who gives the green light for some of these so-called "research projects".
      • Mark 3 months ago
        Men have been killed in mass numbers: war, dangerous jobs, stress-related illness
    • Frank  •  Ellensburg, Washington  •  3 months ago
      I still don't know the why. I already know that we do. Men look for potential threats, whereas women look for comforts.
    • George Jetson  •  3 months ago
      this article makes me think about things i can't change or control. like many things it is what it is.
      you guys figure it out. i have to make a beer run. i know i can handle that.
    • George Jetson  •  3 months ago
      For me life is a big game. i am a game peice in the game of life. god lets me move the way i want
      because he watches me play the game. if i make a bad move..( have a problem) god waits to see how or if i can solve the problem. if i can't solve the problem i will be replaced by another piece.
      thats just my take.
    • Anthony Beausejour  •  3 months ago
      i swear one day animals and humans will have a civil union and i will procreate the first one....Go Beasties !!!
    • Stephen  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  3 months ago
      I don't know, when I think back on past relationships and experiences the things I recall first are the more pleasant ones. For example regarding relationships the first thing that pops in my mind are more happier ones like some of the concerts we went to or places we visited. I guess I'm definitely an anomaly.
      • Andrea 3 months ago
        For me it's the amazing sex; then a favorite time we went somewhere; then how he turned into a jerk lol. So yeah, I like to remember the best first and then go down hill from there ;).
    • NeikosGirl  •  3 months ago
      I've always wondered why we are so different. I mean, why God decided to make us this way knowing that it wasn't going to be easy, lol. The book "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" is a very good and true book. I have also read another called "Men are like Waffles, Women are like Spaghetti". Alot of truth in that book as well. And they make them funny so that you can relate while you are reading them. Especially if you don't particularly like reading, these are good reads and will keep you well entertained! I have however always managed to envy how guys can be mad at each other and fist fight one day and the next day they are buddy's again. Women, OH NO, its surely not the same when it comes to women. They will hate each other till the very last breath! It's crazy....
    • Country  •  New York, New York  •  3 months ago
      I don't buy it; my experience has been that many women can hold grudges not just for days, but months, years! And vindictive to boot!

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