But Prof Heidi Johansen-Berg, an expert in neuroscience at the University of Oxford, said the brain was too complex and organ to be able to make broad generalisations. We know that there is no such thing as hard wiring when it comes to brain connections. Connections can change throughout life, in response to experience and learning. Often, sophisticated mathematical approaches are used to analyse and describe these brain networks. These methods can be useful to identify differences between groups, but it is often challenging to interpret those differences in biological terms. (Needless to say the mass media have gone wild on this as have online commentators)
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