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Women safer drivers?

These studies crack me up.

The female hormone oestrogen could give women the edge when it comes to tasks such as safe driving, say researchers.

Tests showed attention span and ability to learn rules were far better among women than men.

The Bradford University scientists told a hormone conference in London how tasks requiring mental flexibility favour women over men.

A woman's oestrogen levels may prime the part of the brain involved in such skills - the frontal lobe - they said.

...The women were far better at being able to shift their attention from one stimulus to another, making it easier for them to perform everyday actions like driving and reading.

The article points out that in the past, different researchers said that women were not as good at spatial skills like map reading and parking because of a lack of testosterone.

Why the constant battle of the hormones? It’s getting kinda old.

Posted by Jessica - November 08, 2005, at 10:25AM | in News

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[0+]  JesusJonesSuperstar said:

yes the never ending battle of the hormones.

In many ways it seems that behind the wheel women,especially young women, have more common sense and are less prone to be thrill seeking idiots.

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