Submission + - A "finger length" test for Technophobia?
donak writes: "Linux World Australia has a story from PCWorld about a possible connection between testosterone and oestrogen in utero, and the ability of a person in either mathematics or language ... and also an indicator of possible technophobia
http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=16464442 87&eid=-50
From the article:
"Testosterone has been linked to spatial skills and mathematical skills, [and] digit ratio has been linked to testosterone," said Brosnan, Head of the Department of Psychology at the University of Bath. "So the question then was — does digit ratio relate to mathematical abilities?"
Scientists believe that high levels of exposure to the male hormone, testosterone, while a child develops in its mother's womb, promote the development of the areas of the brain which are often associated with spatial and mathematical skills.
Similarly, the female hormone oestrogen is thought to do the same in the areas of the brain which are often associated with verbal ability.
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I always thought the "relationship of digits" _is_ mathematics ..."
http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=1646444
From the article:
"Testosterone has been linked to spatial skills and mathematical skills, [and] digit ratio has been linked to testosterone," said Brosnan, Head of the Department of Psychology at the University of Bath. "So the question then was — does digit ratio relate to mathematical abilities?"
Scientists believe that high levels of exposure to the male hormone, testosterone, while a child develops in its mother's womb, promote the development of the areas of the brain which are often associated with spatial and mathematical skills.
Similarly, the female hormone oestrogen is thought to do the same in the areas of the brain which are often associated with verbal ability.
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I always thought the "relationship of digits" _is_ mathematics