Yesterday, a therapist I know made the claim that recent research ("in
the last 3 or 4 years") shows that the amygdala is much larger, on
average, in males than in females ("about four times larger"). He also
stated that this size difference has been implicated in gender
differences in aggressive behavior.
I had never before heard that the amygdala is proportionally larger in
males compared to females; nor had I heard that the amygdala is thought
to be important for differences in aggressive behavior (or that it is
involved in aggressive behavior, at all).
Is there someone out there who is knowledgeable about such things and
who can enlighten me?
Thanks,
Jeff
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