Rob Weisskirch writes:1. One student claimed that she heard the cochlea (yes, in the ear) was Right body part (cochlea) and correct conclusion, though maybe not for the reason stated (larger and more "man-like"). Based on results published in March of 1998 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, here's the info I have from The Boston Globe, March 5, 1998: By putting small microphones in the external ear canal, the researchers were able to measure the echoes that come out in response to a clicking sound played for subjects in a quiet room. Women generally have more sensitive cochleas and respond more powerfully to the test than men. Homosexual women had responses weaker than those of heterosexual women, although not quite as weak as men's, according to a study of 200 gay and straight women and men. "The Statistical significance of those differences was well established," said Dennis McFadden, lead author of the study and a professor of experimental psychology at the University of Texas in Austin. The reason for the differences, he added, is apparently related to levels of the male hormone androgen, which is known to affect the development of the inner ear... Beth Benoit University of Massachusetts Lowell |
Title: Inner ear flag/Student questions d'jour
