Author： Bluhm Robyn
Publisher： Springer Publishing Company
ISSN： 1874-5490
Source： Neuroethics, Vol.6, Iss.2, 2013-08, pp. : 319-330
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Abstract
Neuroscience research examining sex/gender differences aims to explain behavioral differences between men and women in terms of differences in their brains. Historically, this research has used ad hoc methods and has been conducted explicitly in order to show that prevailing gender roles were dictated by biology. I examine contemporary fMRI research on sex/gender differences in emotion processing and argue that it, too, both uses problematic methods and, in doing so, reinforces gender stereotypes.
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