Women have better memories than men, say scientists

[Liberal_in_LA]

Women have better memories than men, say scientists

WOMEN'S brains function better at remembering information than men's, researchers have confirmed.

A Cambridge University study of 4407 men and women from East Anglia, southeastern England, discovered gender plays a clear difference in memory function.

In tests on participants aged between 48 to 90 years, women made an average of 5.9 fewer errors than men, regardless of age.

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“A body of scientific literature has demonstrated that women typically outperform men on test of verbal function, whereas men tend to outperform women on tasks of spatial function.

"However, in this study, we used a measure of memory that is spatial and women consistently outperformed men.

“There are many possible explanations for this, including both neurobiological and environmental differences.”

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/women-have-better-memories-than-men-say-scientists/story-e6frf7jx-1225891858217

[SoCalDem]

1. an evolutionary necessity, no doubt.

raising children requires a pretty good memory:)

[Brooklyns_Finest]

7. Great memory leads to nagging

This explains why my girlfriend nags me about crap I did months ago!

[seabeyond]

15. well, you did a good job jabbing at the gf in typical stereotypical fashion. bet we all chuckled

at this old and tired.

[Brooklyns_Finest]

18. Lol

loosen up. Your response made me laugh!

[seabeyond]

19. i am sure it made you laugh. the thing, men like those jabs, constantly, always and then?

if a woman dares to say anything, loosen up. but really, all you did was cut down gf, someone you supposedly at the least... like, and made her look bad.

yes, bad

like, not a nice person

which is your intent.

and give it to all women.

then

liten up.... really, it is funny

i have a father that does it everytime i see him. a father in law too. (my husband just shakes his head. after last time, he said, jab at men, i will back you. i wont, because it is mean and not funny, in the least) mostly the old mans game because they dont feel so awfully powerful, you know, gotta put the woman in place

and really no reason

but there own insecurities

but hey... as long as i loosen up, and laugh at you throwing a jab at gf to make her look bad, for a laugh, at her expense

wth

[SunnySong]

22. In france they now jail woman for nagging....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/6942834/Nagging-your-husband-is-not-a-crime.html

[seabeyond]

24. psychological abuse of either gender. but a sexist jab, regardless of accuracy is so much better

for some males on du.

[EFerrari]

29. There is a difference between actual sexist jabs

and the kind of joke that men and women tell about their partners that winds up poking more fun at the teller than at the subject of the joke.

[seabeyond]

30. these two posters consistently say ugly about women, regardless of subject. no, not funny

and you may like to play the part of your position in a relationship is a nag, but i have never been a nag, am not a nag, and will never be a nag. i dont like being told i am a nag because it is what men have decided that is what women are.

my husband nags. my youngest son nags. i dont. and my oldest son doesnt. but often, i get that jab from men, and i have done nothing, to no one.

that may not bother you.

but i dont like it.

and let the gf read that post, and see how funny she thinks it is.

[EFerrari]

33. It's not about the gf or about you, for that matter.

It's humor and in one of the oldest forms.

[seabeyond]

35. no, it isnt humor. we can make the same old tired jokes about a black person

or a gay person and say.... it isnt about the black or the gay, just humor, liten up.

that isnt going to fly

but with women, liten up, humor.

yes

it is about his gf. it is disrespectful. and bet she would not laugh. it makes her sound like a bitch. it makes women sound like a bitch. and that is funny to you?

[SunnySong]

36. Your not really selling us on that no nag declaration.

:hide:

Most Men and Most Woman will recognize the truth that men and womans brains work differently.


MY girl remembers missteps from years ago and don't even get me started on mothers...

You mileage may very well vary but my personal experience backs up the truth in the OP.

[seabeyond]

38. nagging does not have to do with gender but character. and here is the exact example of believin bs

instead of it just being humor that the other poster was defending.

i bet you are one of the men that wink at hubby with me standing there about me being a nag and him thinking.... what an ass, if he doesnt just say it out loud.

[Brooklyns_Finest]

45. LMAO!

My lady doesn't read internet message boards, but I am tempted to show her this thread, she would get a good laugh out of your responses. Like Efarri stated, it is just a joke/jab at the opposite sex--we all do it. You might not like it, but most people understand that there was no harm intended.


"my husband nags. my youngest son nags. i dont. and my oldest son doesnt. but often, i get that jab from men, and i have done nothing, to no one."

Based on your responses, I am not convinced of the accuracy of your third sentence!

I'm out of this thread!

[seabeyond]

51. "joke/jab at the opposite sex--we all do it." jab, that is what i said. and no, we dont all do it

i wouldnt even know what jab i am suppose to take at hubby and laugh... and tell him to lighten up.

i dont hear many women laugh at being a nag, no.

and yes, there are men that do not take it as a joke, they think it is fact. like your sunnysong. no different than the jokes and jabs at blacks and gays that we dont/cant/wont do.

[slutticus]

46. Quit nagging!

I don't even remember what started this sub-thread...

[Touchdown]

48. Somebody watched too much Oprah.

:P

[EFerrari]

26. That's probably right. But I bet her memory has also saved your remote

on more than one occasion. lol :hi:

[BrklynLiberal]

2. I wonder how much money they wasted on that study... Ask anyone who is

in a relationship who has the better memory...

lolol

[Vinnie From Indy]

8. Amen !!!

It must be an evolutionary advantage thing.

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. lol n/t

[uncommon]

10. Lol sad but true

[Phentex]

27. Yes, my first thought as well...

we needed a study for this? wtf

[AngryAmish]

3. Especially during arguments

[U4ikLefty]

5. bingo!!!

[SpiralHawk]

14. I KNEW you would bring that up again

You ALWAYS bring that up just when the argument is almost settled.

:evilgrin:

[tinymontgomery]

4. What was the study about?

Some times I drive right pass my street if the wife doesn't say something.

[tabatha]

6. I experienced that in real life.

With some things - mostly associated with profound experiences.

But there are some things that men remembered better possibly because of higher interest.

[Boojatta]

11. Maybe the scientists are men, and they forgot to include data...

that suggests that memory function in women may be as bad as memory function in men.

[izquierdista]

12. Any man who's had an affair can confirm this....

I wonder if there were any men sampled who were not rewarded for forgetting past indiscretions.

[seabeyond]

16. you really think a man who has been cheated on forgets any more than a woman? nt

[Xipe Totec]

13. I think I read this before, but I can't remember nt

[jaysunb]

17. Any married man could have told you this.

:evilgrin:

[EFerrari]

31. And no married women would have forgotten it in the first place.

lol

[Ezlivin]

20. I don't know: I've got some damned good memories

Like the time I got a job as a male exotic dancer at the Canoe Hut in Honolulu.

And the scientists say that women have better memories? Ha!

[librechik]

21. true, but unless a man says he remembers it too

it won't count

[EFerrari]

28. LOL! Duzy!

[LostInAnomie]

I don't see how that could be.

Women never seem to let you forget about anything.

[kimmerspixelated]

23. Heh, Women USE their brains more often than men!!

Just like exercise, everything improves with more use, generally speaking!! HAHAHA I know, I know- perhaps I'm being a bit rash. But that's better than HAVING a rash! But nuttin's better than havin cash...drum rim shot. I'm here all week!

[SunnySong]

25. Ask an average 40 year old man if he remembers every woman he slept with..

Then ask him their names...


Ask a woman the same question and she can not just remember names but what was wrong with each one.


:evilgrin:

[DFW]

32. Oh yeah?

Then how come I speak 9 languages and my wife speaks only two, and has to ask me where she left her keys and her cell phone every morning?

I'd say this is a vast generalization of which my wife and I are a glaring exception!

[Igel]

44. Yes.

It's statistically significant. Individual results will vary--I doubt that they came up with 5.9 items with a standard deviation of 0.00001.

It will also vary by age and by a whole bunch of other factors. Still, the generalization is there. The verbal and spatial test results have held up regardless of education levels and also cross-culturally. This may, as well.

[a la izquierda]

34. jeez, they could've paid me $50K and i'd have told them the same.

my husband, a smart guy with logic and street smarts, has THE WORST memory ever.

or perhaps he just forgets what i tell him.

[depakid]

50. "perhaps he just forgets what i tell him."

Perhaps he's simply developed selective hearing/listening skills.

:hide:

[a la izquierda]

52. oh, absolutely!

you try being a dude married to a woman getting her PhD...it's like you're married to someone whose lights are on, *and* somebody's home, *and* she wants to tell you all about it while you're watching sports or trying to sleep.
lol, my poor husband.

[bluedigger]

37. Yup, it's a perfect circle.

We open jars, and women remember stuff for us.

It's all good!:rofl:

[seabeyond]

39. thank you for the first post from a male that didnt make women a bitch and male a victim

refreshing.

appreciate.

[entanglement]

40. Like my ex - she wouldn't forget AND she wouldn't let me forget either

[slackmaster]

41. In my experience women are generally better at remembering certain kinds of things than men are

My ex-wife could take one look at a cabinet full of knickknacks, and describe items in vivid detail weeks later.

[seabeyond]

43. i walked into bedroom, stopped and waited, waited, waited... hubby is like, what is up

i told him. i walked from kitchen to here to do something, and i am trying to remember.

i have gotten very bad about this. we are talking me having a pad to remember when i get to him to tell him something.

he says, .... you are really going to have an issue when you get older. paused.... we are really going to have issue with you when you get older

BUT

i have kick ass memory on where everyones stuff is all over the house, what all four has to do, when to do, why to do... i beat self up about memory. but then i have an excellent memory too

i agree.

i think they are different things.

[The Midway Rebel]

42. Scientists have not met MY wife.

I am concerned about her at times. Then again, that woman has a LOT on her plate.

[RedCloud]

47. So she was Alberta Einstein and Carla Marx?

Just stirring the pot to find their betters!

[depakid]

49. Women will remember something a man said in passing 10 years ago!

and then bring it up in a present day argument.

An impressive (if not always a constructive) skill.