Researchers Discover Why Women Talk More Than Men

Posted by | February 21, 2013 12:52 | Filed under: Top Stories


Scientists claim biological evidence.

Previous research has shown that women talk almost three times as much as men. In fact, an average woman notches up 20,000 words in a day, which is about 13,000 more than the average man. In addition, women generally speak more quickly and devote more brainpower to speaking. Yet before now, researchers haven’t been able to biologically explain why.

Now, they can. New findings conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and published in The Journal of Neuroscience show that a certain protein may be the culprit…

The research shows that the protein, FOXP2, is a key molecule for communication in mammals. In fact, it could allow researchers to better understand other species that may or may not possess the protein, such as Neanderthals. With this new biological link, scientists could potentially trace back the evolutionary origin of speech

Click here for reuse options!
Copyright 2013 Liberaland
By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.