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Mark · 10-20-2003, 06:18 AM

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Glen Wilson of the Institute of Psychiatry in London says that the findings show a fundamental differences between the behaviour of the brain of men and women, and between homosexuals and heterosexuals. "The PPI test is a powerful measure of the brain's ability to filter and process information. Information processing is fundamental to the way the brain works and these results suggest evolutionary divergences between male- and female-oriented brains," he says.

The discovery that gays and non-gays differ in their PPI suggests that sexual orientation has a fundamental, biological root, which has serious implications for the mental well-being of homosexuals, says Qazi Rahman of the University of East London. "These findings may well affect the way we as a society deal with sexuality and the issues surrounding sexual orientation," Dr Rahman says.

"They may also have far-reaching health implications, offering clues as to why men and women, and gay men and lesbians, sometimes suffer from different types of mental-health disorders. If we know that certain groups differ from each other in brain function or a biological marker then we are in a position to provide better treatments which are tailored to suit particular groups," he says.

Mediancat · 10-20-2003, 06:46 AM

-- and again, this seems more suited for Science & Skepticism.

Rob aka Mediancat

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