Girls are just as good as boys when it comes to Maths
There is no difference in brain development of boys and girls and in math ability, says this new study.
Research shows no gender difference in brain function or math ability. Girls and boys are equally good at maths.
There are no gender differences in math ability, according to a study that examined the brain development of young boys and girls. The researchers, including those from Carnegie Mellon University in the US, carried out task to check difference in abilities of girls and boys while solving math problem ..
This study carried out varoius activities such as taking aptitute test .. and researchers notice nerological changes happening in these genders
What else did the study say?
The study also noted that both boys and girls were equally engaged while watching educational videos ..
It doesn't mean that they both think in same way but still their are similarities
How research took place ?
researchers used functional MRI to measure brain activity in 104 young children between the ages of 3 to 10 (55 girls and 49 boys) while watching an educational video ,(video covering simple maths topics such as counting etc )
Now they keep look at the scan of activities inside boys brain and girls brain ,, and started comparing
#this to was done with adults to exmaine the maturity of their brain
What was result ?
Awsome result was discovered i.e
math ability was equivalent among the children, and did not show a difference in gender, or with age
Researchers also could not find difference between genders by watching brain activities ..
Because those were same


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