The Female Brain
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- 2017
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[instrumental music]
Okay. H -- h.. Is this..
H -- hello?
I am Julia Brizendine
and I am a neurologist.
I know.
Sounds geeky.
But I basically
stare into
people's heads all day,
which is a dream for me
because ever since
I was a kid
I've always wished
I could read
people's minds.
Life is so much easier
now that I have a machine
that lets me see
inside people's brains.
I can even find out
someone's
emotional intelligence
by showing them photos
of faces
and then seeing
if they can identify
the expressions on them.
Sorry, I'm being
such a dork, but come on.
How cool is that?
Anyway, I -- I work
at a university now
and I think
what ultimately drives
my research today
is my fascination
and frustration
with phrases like this..
Women...are...crazy.
Men...are...stupid.
Women are obsessed
with marriage.
Men are obsessed with sex.
Right?
These are all stereotypes
that at one point
or another
we've probably all heard.
Maybe even thought.
Now, I'm not
only gonna talk
about the female brain
today.
We know a lot more
about the male brain
but that's mostly because
they've been studied more.
We know that, uh,
men have bigger heads
and thicker skulls.
And in the old days,
scientists used to think
that that meant that
But in 1995,
we found out
that women have
the exact same number
of brain cells,
just jammed
into a smaller space.
So, if we just found that
out recently
then what else
don't we know
about the male
and the female brain?
Well, we already know
that we struggle
to understand
and relate to each other
but the good news is
that in my studies
I discovered a lot about
how our primal neurology
effects
and sometimes sabotages
our relationships.
This is Steven and Lisa
and they've been married
for 12 years.
Now, like any couple
Steven and Lisa
have their issues
but what if I could
tell you
that a lot
of their problems
actually have
a biological basis.
What are you doing, dude?
Get off!
I feel like this mirror
is gonna fall.
- What do you think?
- I don't know. I'm 40.
Now you come on, get up.
Help me.
So I figure,
wouldn't it be helpful
to just see inside
their heads
to find out why
they act the way they do?
Well, first of all,
it's helpful to know
that women are generally
more sensitive
to threats than men are.
This is because of
the part of the brain
that senses danger,
the amygdala.
In women, this area
is more easily activated
which is why
we're more attuned
to potential dangers
that men
may not even notice.
It also doesn't help
that we're typically
smaller than men
and full of holes.
[sighs]
Hurry up.
So, the reason couples
are less passionate
after being together
for a while
is because
after about two years
their brains
stop producing dopamine
the feel good chemical.
After that,
they produce oxytocin
which bonds you
with someone.
This explains why Steven
and Lisa are less sexual
but more committed.
And yes,
this even happens
to attractive people.
Are you gonna pick up Ty
at school or am I?
I'm done early.
I'll do it.
Okay. Let go.
[sighs]
It's -- it's
the same thing.
Whatever.
[piano music]
Oh, come on.
- Mom! Let's go!
- Okay.
Ow! Ow!
This is Lexi and Adam.
They've been together
for two or three years
depending on who you ask.
Ow! Oh. Oh. Ow.
- Better, right?
- What am I looking at?
You don't notice
anything different?
Oh, oh, yeah!
- That is better.
- What is?
- Your face.
- Eyebrows!
Oh, right.
Oh, yeah, yeah.
Or do you think
I need to darken them?
I don't know,
I feel like suddenly
I've got this fringe.
They kind of,
they kind of disappear
and it makes me look
a bit ill.
The area of the brain
responsible
for recognizing
errors and flaws
is larger
in the female brain.
This makes women
more self-conscious
and more likely
to be perfectionists.
Scientists call it
hyper-vigilance
whereas people tend to
call it being neurotic.
Can we not play
the eyebrow game today?
- I'm sorry.
- I mean I suck at it.
- I really do.
- Okay. Okay.
Okay.
- It's my teeth.
- Hmm.
I whitened them too much.
Ugh! You see?
They're whiter
than the whites
of my eyes.
It makes my skin yellow.
- Classic.
- I don't want to play --
Classic
teeth whitening mistake.
- I'm bad at the
teeth game too.
- Is it?
Sorry. Sorry.
Oh, I gotta get the f***
out of here. I'm late.
No! Stop!
Don't touch that!
- Back off! Get away.
- Please. Just..
You wanna pop it.
- Can I just say
one thing?
- No.
That is
a clogged hair follicle
and I can deal with that
in two seconds.
- No, I don't want you
to deal with it.
- It'll be gone.
- Just like that. Please.
- No. Don't touch it.
- Leave it alone.
- Please.
Grooming causes
the female brain
to release endorphins,
another feel-good
chemical.
This is nature's way
of motivating us
to stay hygienic
and prevent infection.
Monkeys do it.
Lions do it.
Girlfriends do it.
- It hurts like a b*tch.
- You never let me
do anything!
And you don't use
the scrub I gave you
and also let us not forget
the extremely generous
Christmas present
I gave you.
It was the gift voucher
for the Brazilian
straightening.
- Yes.
- Ah!
- You're welcome.
- Right!
The gift voucher for the
Brazilian straightening.
- For my hair.
- Yeah. Yes.
Right. Yeah, no,
you're right.
I didn't use that actually
'cause I -- I like my hair.
It looks..
It looks cool.
It looks disheveled and..
...it makes me feel
dangerous.
Like unpredictable..
"Who -- who is that guy?"
- Like, "What's -- what's
his story?" You know?
- No.
"What's he up to?
I don't trust him.
I don't trust him."
I like it.
I feel like I look like
Bo Duke from
"The Dukes Of Hazzard."
I don't even know
who that is.
You don't know
"The Dukes Of Hazzard?"
You don't get
"The Dukes Of Hazzard"
in the UK?
No.
Well, maybe it was
my American accent.
Y -- you don't know
"The Dukes Of Hazzard?"
"The Dukes Of Hazzard?"
The Duke boys?
They get in the car
and they jump!
And they jump around.
They -- they ju..
They get in their little..
Oh! Oh!
- Looks like the Duke boys
are up to no good!
- That's not my voice.
- You've never seen that?
- That's not how
British people talk.
- You say
"Dukes Of Hazzard."
- "Dukes Of Hazzard."
"Dukes Of Hazzard."
I don't want to get
my hair straightened.
One, 'cause I like
the way it looks
and I'm a guy,
I have a girlfriend.
- It doesn't even matter.
Who cares?
- Yeah.
Well, my dad does
because it's his
60th birthday this weekend
and I think he would
appreciate a sleek...do.
- Yeah?
- Yes.
If your dad cares about
the way my hair looks
I will give him
a million..
I'll give him
a blowj*b.
I will get a rocket
and go shoot him and I
into space,
and I will give him
ten blowj*bs in space.
If your dad gives
a f*** about my hair.
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