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Study reveals that gender inequality may shrink women's brain

The areas of the brain affected were those particularly associated with stress and emotions, and that are also affected in stress-related disorders such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, the study found

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Image for representational purposes only. Photo Courtesy: iStock

Image for representational purposes only. Photo Courtesy: iStock

Gender inequality is associated with differences in the structure of men and women's brains, according to global research findings, including from India.

The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, showed that in countries with greater gender inequality, the cortical thickness of the right hemisphere of women's brains was thinner than men's.

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