The biology of gender, from DNA to the brain | Karissa Sanbonmatsu
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2019
- How exactly does gender work? It's not just about our chromosomes, says biologist Karissa Sanbonmatsu. In a visionary talk, she shares new discoveries from epigenetics, the emerging study of how DNA activity can permanently change based on social factors like trauma or diet. Learn how life experiences shape the way genes are expressed -- and what that means for our understanding of gender.
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Regardless of gender, this life is for loving, sharing, learning, smiling, caring, forgiving, laughing, hugging, helping, dancing, wondering, healing, and even more loving. I choose to live life this way
You're an amazing human. I'm happy you are alive right now. Thank you.
@@fred7883 Says the person denying biology
And it's also for telling the truth.
Why can’t there be a classification for transgender women and men of their own? If my daughter wanted to transition, I would support her and address her however she decides. But I see this more as addressing a social construct of fitting in one way or the other. It clearly is not one way or the other. My Concern is that the dialogue is attempting to fit a square peg into a round hole, and undermining woman’s reproductive health. We have different reproductive organs and biological responses and needs because of that. I think males and transgender also have a different set of medical needs pertaining to their sexual biology as too. This need to fit in and be accepted socially under this context, is dangerously stepping into genetic modification territory or creating an ambivalence towards the reality of female specific medical,
as well as mental health that is inclusive to all genders.
Right. Even God /Jesus says above all else treat others how you want to be. To not judge and yo simply speak the truth.
Yet most excluding people are religious and doing the opposite.
[Off-topic] That Yoda impression was near to perfect.
Niklas R. Time ?
@@armanimichele1846 10:47
I really would have liked to have heard more about the gender/brain differences, differences in development etc. This seemed too scattered and "fluffy".
Yup, am not having much luck finding sources on that.
The fact they are trying to conflate gender with biology...while for years the same people screamed gender is a social construct.
Sorry, the pissing on my leg and telling me it's raining modern approach to science gets me really annoyed.
@@hunterG60k Check the footnote at the TEDTalk
Check the footnotes at the TEDTalk
Because that's what pseudo science is... scattered and fluffy.
i identify as a human, sadly.
*incel.
Me too, apparently.
Either that, or a spiritual being having a human experience, as some would say.
At the end of the day words are just sounds we make (or combinations of letters we write) to describe the world around us. We can call people who had their penis and testicles removed and silicon inserted into their chests “women,” and I’m happy to do so, but the semantics don’t change the underlying facts, for better or for worse.
I identify as a T-rex.
I love this so much! It’s extremely helpful and will hopefully become common knowledge for those of us who have never struggled with what it feels like to go through this
Interesting stuff on how the DNA forms 'knots' when trauma happens so your body stops being able to produce the stress-reducing cells as much. I've never heard that and would love to know more!
Me, too! Leaving a comment to be notified when some amazing person comes along to make our day...
There are lots of TED Talks about the brain. :) Not sure whether any others touch on this one specific aspect, but you can certainly learn lots of fascinating things about the brain if you sift through TED Talks.
Also me, I had been searching for that type of information
This is really interesting to me too. Like how do the cells later learn to deal with the stress so the trauma becomes less of an issue in the mind and can be more of a background thought that's filed neatly away?
Very curious.
It's directly related to gene expression. Your cells roll up DNA around cylinders called nucleosomes. When the cell needs to make a protein (aka, the signal for stress hormones to be created and released), it uses a couple enzymes (like a helping hand) to unwind that part of the DNA from the nucleosome so it can be read and translated. It's super cool that we now know that our brains will repress transcription/translation of these molecules as a result of trauma.
The Y chromosome for humans, over the years, has lost most its information. It only holds about 50 odd genes compared to the X which holds about 600. The X is responsible for brain formation in all humans as well as many other things & the Y is responsible for genitals and sperm formation or in short, sexual reproduction in males only (all humans are neo-female at conception and males can only be produced via a specific procedure).
While there maybe some residual genes left in the Y that could hold innate information, it is far more likely that all innate information is in the X chromosome and the supposed innate differences between male and female are just 2 sides of the same X coin. There is no reason to suggest males are innately different to females when we all conform to the same X chromosome for what we perceive as awareness.
While adoption and twin studies show us some innate conditions apply (violence & aggression, drug abuse etc) ruling out Tabula Rasa, it doesn’t show how behaviour between the sexes are different.
An Australian team have found 4 genes different in transgender females compared to all other females. This is not proof of anything concrete but it is also proof that there maybe a genetic component to identity.
I think there will be so many ways we can explain the human experience & the work this lady is doing will enlighten many areas of what is and what is not innate that we may finally discover the origins of what we thought were differences, end up being different expressions of the same thing.
And she rocks Yoda!
Any progress in finding the things talked about in this talk?
I wish she told us more about the actual difference in the brain
Women have a bigger amygdala. And they're left brain dominant I believe but I forgot most of my neuropsychology class.
She probably didn't have enough time in just under 13 minutes, but I'd also like to learn more about different brain types.
Here's the interesting thing, suppose there are on average differences in the brain, fine, so what? Women on average are shorter than men, around 5'5" to 5'8". Suppose there's a 6'1" woman, is she a man now because she isn't the typical height of a woman? No. There's differences on average between the brains to be sure, but this suggests masculine and feminine brains not male and female. The sad thing about trans is some for example ,women,will have masculine brains, more male typical characteristics, and be attracted to certain things and exhibit certain behaviors that are typically masculine. This can lead to the realization that they don't fit in with what society expects of their sexed bodies and cause dysphoria, I shouldn't be in this body type of thinking. The presentation was kinda bad ans ignored a lot of obvious points that should have been made but I think were omitted because they didn't want to prove their points wrong
@@hitoshura2800 Yea but still doesn't justify body mutatiltion
If they discuss the real science, the theory falls apart and pharmaceutical companies lose billions.
Fascinating talk. When Karissa spoke of the disrespect shown to her, and the chuckles at the Italian talk, I just wanted to hug her. Who you are personally should not factor in to you professionally. I can't imagine the struggle, being born one gender, and knowing that's not 'you'. She's a brave, beautiful woman.
He is not a woman. He is a man. And he will ALWAYS be a man regardless what he thinks, feels or does to his body.
@@mocabe01wrong, she’s a woman 🤭
@@Egg_scrambled- you don't know what a woman is. Hint: it is not a matter of feelings.
@@mocabe01 Then i guess you have not watched the video yet
The concept of gender affirming healthcare has gained significant attention in recent years. We must keep in mind that this extends beyond just medical interventions and the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of transgender individuals is also just as important if not more important. Data from numerous studies supports that gender-affirming care improves the health outcomes and overall quality of life for transgender individuals. For example, there is proof that transgender youth who receives gender-affirming care report lower rates of depression and suicidal ideation and have improved self-esteem and social support. The ethics of gender-affirming care touches on the pillars of autonomy and beneficence. Following this, it is hard to deny that gender affirming is simply a basic human right. Transgender individuals already face significant barriers to accessing healthcare, including discrimination and stigma not only from the public but also from the providers. Given this issue, competent physicians are not always readily available or accessible to transgender individuals even if they would be allowing to receive the care they need without stigma. This includes the misuse of inclusive language, or lack of respect for individuals' chosen names and pronouns, and lack of policies to protect against discrimination and harassment. Ethical gender-affirming care is a critical component of providing quality healthcare to transgender individuals. It is our responsibility, as healthcare providers, to ensure that transgender individuals have access to the care they need and deserve.
Powerful ending lines “I see you. And you've just seen me.” ❤️👍
Loved your talk!
love this!
Such a great TedTalk! Thank you so much for sharing!
I need to know what nail polish is! 😍
First of all, why is she talking about genetics if she studied physics is beyond me. I know that study of structural biology is aided by techniques such as x-ray diffractometry and NMR but not all scientist can talk about anything they feel like, especially if they need to spread scientific knowledge.
The patchy pattern that she described in calico cats happens only in genetic females, meaning XX sexual chromosomes: that's because during embryogenesis in biologic females each cell decides which one of the 2 X chromosomes to inactivate since they cannot be both on and the one that is inactivated form those "knots" or Barr body.
So I'm sorry but I don't believe that differetial activation of female and male genes in her brain and her genitals, atleast, not in this sense. It is true that genital apparatus and nervous system derives from different cell line or germ layers, mesoderm and ectoderm respectively, so if there is a biological reason for gender dysphoria (or whatever you wanna call it) linked to embryo formation is probably there.
But maybe It's beacuse I'm Italian
Great presentation. Beautiful work!
I love this episode. Thank you!
Loved your talk. So important for today's political climate. I am starting my doctorate in behavioral neuroscience this year, I look forward to reading some of your articles before then!
Love to meet somebody that smart
You make the brain look so pretty! Great talk!
Y'all just see the word "gender" and dislike huh.
Gunnar Molstad actually, it was the info provided by the she-male on stage
@@LennyBruiser she's a woman not a she-male
@@fabianshedenhelm2986 she's a male. But, being male doesnt matter.
@@LennyBruiser because it went against your opinion? Or maybe that there is biological evidence that trans people do indeed exist
Some One Jesus, another RUclips bot.
I find these new research areas very interesting.
@Bill Brasky What degree do you have that would suggest that you are better informed. I’m open minded enough to accept a counter view point. To suggest something is BS implies you have data that runs counter to what is being spoken here.
@Bill Brasky I’m afraid you have no knowledge of how things work.
@Bill Brasky did u just forget intersex people exist orrrrr.....
Loved the talk :)
Would’ve liked to hear more about the genetics and differences, but that may be in the future. For now, this was interesting enough ;)
I really love to see a transgender being taken seriously, it gives me courage for my own future.
Thank you ☺️
Siiiim
Yes! ❤
It's 4years later and I have finished my transition, I'm grateful for this beautiful body and everyone who made it possible ^^
@@cecillewolters1995 Yay!!! Lots of love and happiness to you 🤗😘
@@cecillewolters1995aww, congrats!! i'm happy for you :D
This is awesome! I see comments that are fact checking her (and I’m not saying fact checking is bad, fact checking should happen without mercy in science) but just be sure not to dismiss her! These Ted talks are solo speakers, cut them all a break. They should serve as your seed to be interested in a topic, not your primary source to feel like you just learned all of GENder-netjcs in 13 minutes (I’m sure at least one or two or three-thousand oversimplification and Summaries were made lol) I’m also sure that they’ve been doing real science with a million computers all linked together. There’s a lot of people attacking her for letting how human she is show, maybe that is inappropriate in scientific lectures. But I would think that in her everyday life when she isn’t at work, she has to deal with the stereo types that a lot of people believe she is a man just “pretending” to be a woman. So when she has an audience who will actually listen to her long enough to know she’s educated in the science of DNA, maybe then they will look at her as a person & as a woman (not as an old man creep in a dress). Also some ppl only listen to science not compassion, so if they only see science but they don’t see the woman in her they may still think being transgender is bs. When it obviously isn’t because that woman is standing on that stage proud. There are other reasons I think that her showing herself and her story and that emotion she has and her femininity do help people’s minds absorb the knowledge, but this comment is to long and no-one cares, Anyway I thought this was incredibly interesting and also spectacular for awareness of how humans work. But what do I know... I can’t speak for transgender people I’m not one, I’m not part of any under/mis-represented group... so I don’t know her reasons ( that other reason I didn’t list more reasons 😅)
I did read the entire comment, very well stated. My goal is to be passable
I’m a bit late, but I appreciate your comment. I’m genderfluid and it’s refreshing seeing such a positive light be shown on people that aren’t cis.
why should we not dismiss her? ... merciless fact checking good, dismiss bad? why?
well your right in that she is pretending to be the that gender. men will be men forever and women will be women forever. nothing you say or do can change that fact. I don't care about your feelings
That’s not a her.. it’s a dude
I’m going to man up. I’m going to become the man I always have been. The one on the inside is coming out baby!!
Update: Came out as trans late 2020 :,) was hospitalized and a guy named Darren (an ftm nurse) helped me realize it.
I go by cedar now and once I move out I’m starting T!
Go get em' tiger!
Congratulations I’m so happy for you ✨💖I start hrt at the end of February mtf
congrats and i wish you well on your journey! ive been on t for a little over half a year and it was one of the best choices ive ever made in my life
Yess good for you bro 👋👋👋
watch your testosterone dose
Does anyone have any science to explain things such as nonbinary?
That's what I want to know
Using science to categorise human beings doesn't have a great history of wholesome consequences....
There's no such thing.
thanks for the talk! I've learned a lot!
What does "three times smaller" mean? What does that algabraic formula look like?
this had really interesting information, I had been looking for this kind of data
A great talk.
Karissa Sanbonmatsu, thank you for your knowledge, your intelligence, your humor, your compassion and your strength of character. I'm glad I found your TedTalk. You are beautiful, through and through!
"At work I wear a rainbow bracelet. Sometimes it raises eyebrows but it also raises awareness." This is so true! I love the way she worded it... 💚💚💚💚
Just be yourself real physically and mentally and respect the instruction in the bottom of your heart!
Great talk! I would have liked this to be a longer talk with more information. She's a good presenter.
ucsbgirlie18 he not she.
@@tonysamos2113 no u
I am really impressed about this speech.
U have low standards then
Awesome talk.
I am on a similar mission to understand my transgender brain.
I only recently accepted my true identity after hiding from the truth for 40 years. I am also a scientist, and have this need to understand the world around me, And now the world in my head.
There's no scientific evidence for a difference in female brains vs male brains. The differences in the sexes come from outside the head, not inside. You can act however you want as long as you don't hurt anyone.
So happy for you 🌟🌟🌟
congrats on figuring it out! and yeah, as someone studying biology and a future scientist, i completely get how exciting it is when you can apply science to your personal experiences :D wish you luck in discovering yourself in this new light!
Wow, sha crammed a whole lot of topics in one talk.
A lot of interesting stuff, though, in-depth explanation might take up a book or two.
At this point, I click Ted videos on gender/race/politics just to see the like to dislike ratio hahaha
Same here. Ted Talks should just rename themselves to "Trans people trying to justify and normalize themselves to others by conflating things inappropriately and contradicting their own narratives from 5-10 years ago."
This isn't science.
Stakeaphobic Z
Yeah but see, I don’t even have that much of an axe to grind. It’s more like having to hear about how we’re all bad and everyone needs to bend the knee.
@@manifestgtr new science and showing empathy and tolerance is not "bending a knee."
This is the dumbest way to form an opinion about any topic. Only people that are incapable of autonomous thinking use this childish criterion to form their opinions and usually they end up to accept the dumbest conspiracy theories that are spread by far-right propaganda.
@@stakeaphobicz498 Comparing likes and dislikes would be a more scientific approach in your opinion? You are ridicolus.
Science is not narrative. Science is a METHOD, the only reliable method that allows our knowledge to progress, and ther's no contradiction in this. Only dumb people don't change their ideas. Furthermore I inform you that gender studies a widely accepted in the scientific community. So the only narrative here is the one your biasies against LBGTQI people are based upon.
This is my second favorite ted talk of ALL time. And I binge watched like all of them during 2020😅
Very very clever way to break this down . Obviously only tid bits on the top of this ice Berg, but that's exactly how people learn, now you're curiosity's peeked! Down the rabbit hole you go!! 😊
💜 wonderful!
She sounded like she was giving a philosophical talk rather than science talk
Well, I know too damn well why. Because this person didnt grow up as a woman in a woman's body being treated as a woman.
She can only speak about what she Thinks and imagines it's like to have a period, or what's like to be born as a woman. Like I can only theoretically imagine what being kicked in the balls feels like.
It's neither a speech inspired by experience because it didn't happen and it's not wven about science because the science isn't clear, we dont know how transgender identity happens either.
Just one mote of those "look at me I transitioned it's a super achievement please clap for me im so brave and btw I do some science stuff on the side "
She doesn't know what is to be a woman. She knows what's like to be transgender woman. And I support transgender people and issues. But this crap of pretending there's absolutely no difference between woman and transwoman then there would be no transitioning.
So what you're saying is is that because we don't know what being a dog is from experience that we can't predict or understand behavior complexes of dogs even though that's what we've been doing for centuries?
@WINNER Says the dude with AIDS spreading pro-raoe Charlie Sheen as an icon.
But no, people wearing dresses are a problem.
I agree with you... Why did she talk about attempt of suicide in a presentation about genetics and DNA and scientist definition of woman...
I would like to give her credit and support,because she seems to be a little bi shy and fragile... but, it suppose to be a scientist speech... I listen above all about feelings.
@Burnt Matches Not only does that fly in the face of current science but the more accurate analysis is that You can never become intelligent, ever. 😉
TED heavily edits comments left on their website. I'm wondering if they allow contrary points of view at their YT videos.
They do, because it's RUclips policy they have to respect. Otherwise they would delete these comments as well. They are very intolerant and do heavy censorship. The same people who claim they are open and "liberal". As most of liberals, they are actually dictators, but pretend to be nice until they gain power.
@@cinegraphics Its not about censorship.
@@atthehops if deleting comments that do not agree with their ideology is not censorship than what is it...and what IS censorship then? The definition of censorship is: the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security. NOTE: politically unacceptable. Then again the definition of woman is quite simply: adult human female so what do I know.
Loved it. Thank you :-)
Is there more from Karissa regarding this? I Would love to learn more about all this research.
You dont have to learn it just from her
You can type her name into google scholar and it will show you all her articles. if you meet a paywall, just email her or one of her collegues and i'm sure they'd be happy to provide the paper to you :)
Interesting concept, but too much gender things mixed into this lecture, I would love to see this lecture with Mrs Karissa as a lecturer but purely from neuroscience and genetics standpoint.
Too much gender things in a video about the biology of... gender?
Look at evolutionary psychology got something like that.
I imagine you could do that if you read scientific studies that she has worked on. TedTalks are created for broader audiences that want to relate and connect to what the speaker is saying, usually in terms of a common human issue or dilemma. So this causes most Tedtalks, on the subject of science, to be aimed more at the purpose of social understanding and creating relevance for the science in a non-scientific audience.
Didn’t hear any specific scientific evidence. Is this still being worked on?
This is so interesting I love it! I would love to hear how gender fluid people brain develop.
Thank you for all your research. You’re very brave standing up to all those people. I admire you.
I don't admire liars.
Ah pity. It was a good talk but 80% of it was either on gender or biology with little intersection between them
The mistreatment is inexcusable!
They are the bed ones, you must not feel bad about yourself.
I wish you the best!
All love and support
She did not explain, she only provided support to trans people. If she is already talking about science, she should have explained what process takes place in the brain when such a problem arises. It would be nice if someone took the gender issue more seriously so that we could help people feel the way they were born, and not make them feel differently mentally.
It’s endocrine as well, before it became neurological. We had a lot of research on the biology of gender until the 1980’s were this type of research was defunded and the books taken out of publication. It’s the US Conservative party (the GOP) who did this. Reagan was the president and telling telling us all the tax cuts to the very top were going to trickle down. It never happened.
You... you realize this is a 10 minute talk on the subject and that what you're asking for in depth would like be at least a hour or 2 seminar?
This is great information to know. I support many transgender friends. It really isn't easy. I commend the speaker for her bravery to stand up and be heard. I'm interested in hearing more about the science part. Thank you for sharing this personal information. Have a nice day 🌼🌸🌻💐
Yo! Allies are awesome; keep it up. :)
(And have a nice day too.)
In a sense, it's easy (in at least three or four countries), with regards to rights and so on. It's beomcing much 'better' to be gay, black and female, or transgender than the rest of us in a number of nations. In many states in the US, for example, transgender people have more rights and even opportunities due to 'equal outcome' agendas than I do as a white, straight, male in England. More so since I just lived in an extremely Muslim city and had fewer rights than they did according to the local governing body. Of course, they still have a harder life than I do from the average member of the populace (judgment and such). However, moving into the 2020s in West Europe, Aussieland, and North America, I would not call it bravery at all since there will be little fear or risk, so, there is nothing to be brave about.
@@TheClassicWorld As much as the government's make efforts to give trans people better opportunities, this hasn'tj given them nearly an equal playing field.
The murder rate of trans people, particularly trans women and even moreso for black transwomen is increasing from the shockingly high rate it already was.
It comes across that way in the media that minorities are "getting it better" but much of it is merely efforts to improve things as it's so challenging for most of us in minorities, or its tokenism to give the illusion of equality.
I recommend having a look at interviews with trans people by valid, major sources, many will tell you of the hardships they endure.
@@TheClassicWorld I'm sorry to hear about your challenges with where you live. All should be treated equally!
In terms of transgender people, unfortunately their rights are often up for scrutiny, where I live in Australia, much of the members in government are denying the scientific evidence and current laws in place for trans people and are threatening in one of their own words to "destroy the lives of transgender people"
This is no one fault but those saying it, but just wanted to share this to spread awareness of the hardships many are facing that the media doesn't often cover. And sadly, this is partially due to many not understanding transgender people and the science behind it and find it difficult to accept.
Again, this is not about you at all, just sharing how many are not willing to accept trans people
I think everyone will know without being told.
If it's true as one transgender writer stated that :
"gender assignment is based on an (false) assumption
that someone’s genitals
match their gender.
However, gender isn’t about someone’s anatomy,
it is about who they know them self to be. "
Then how can someone "transition" to a gender they already are?
Unless, transitioning means changing the appearance of anatomy and intermittently overriding biochemistry with injections.
In that case, why would someone change their anatomy when
"gender isn't about someone's anatomy,
(genitals matching gender in the binary view)
it is about whom they know
themself to be metaphysically."
Changing the appearance of anatomy is
giving in / conforming,
to the binary viewpoint, (since "anatomy does not correlate to gender")
Changing / injecting hormones is giving in / conforming to the binary viewpoint as well.
Depression often occurs when the individual looks back and realizes that they went to all that effort and surgical pain to accomplish nothing but conforming to the non-trans viewpoint that anatomy does (need to) correlate to gender. They are now marching to the beat of the enemies' bigoted and transphobic erroneous viewpoint.
Wow!
11:32 I heard somewhere, that even after transition that statistic doesn't change. Which is horrible.
It does, actually! Transitioning decreases suicide rates; however, the suicide rates are still higher than the average human.
When society/culture becomes more accepting of Transgenders, then the suicide rate will drop even further. The major factors include gender based victimization, discrimination, violence, bullying, rejection from family, friends, and community; ill-treatment and discrimination at health-care system; harassment by partner, family, police and public. All these factors contribute greatly towards these suicide rates. Transitioning can alleviate some of these issues, but not all of them.
@@avenger1915 Valid points; I'm oddly (perhaps morbidly, in a way) curious to see how people's treatment of me will change as my medical transition progresses.
Also, *transgender people, not transgenders. Vocab matters.
@@cynda4467 What evidemce you have? I bet ZERO
Unfortunately that’s merely a theory and a hope right now. Certainly we should all strive to be kinder to one another. But it would be a mistake to make societal acceptance out to be the holy grail of satisfaction, fulfillment and contentment for transgendered individuals.
@@vagabaassassina3461 journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0016885
Increased mortality, especially after transition.
And yes, the commandment is to love, not to believe in things that go against the flow of creation
I learned more about this kind of great explanation
So gender is social construct, right? And brain development of females and males is different, so what the brain structure has to do with social construct?
I'm actually looking for the answer, if you know it then please respond
There is no difference in the brain. This talk is bs. The difference in the size of regions in the male and female brains in minimal. There is much more diversity within one gender’s brains, than there is a difference between the two genders’ brains. There is an average, and that average is slightly different for men and women, but barely so. Using brain differences to determine gender would be like using hair color to determine gender, since women are slightly more likely to be blond than men. It doesn’t make any sense to do, because the difference is so small.
the simple answer is that there is actually debate about this within pro trans groups and the ones saying it is at least partly biological are right. that said, gender roles aswell as the cultural construct of gender are social cosntruct but they are built on top of a biological identity
Opens with a non sequitur. Is not the size of the brain it's the number of neurons that makes a difference.
Hello Madam.
Your speech was... interessing but not as a scientist perspectiv.
You asked a question and, at the end you said that, this question does not that matter...
You talk about how we can develop in our mom's womb, then talk about DNA, then talk about woman and man brain then talk about your pain and attempt of suicide...
As a presentation to share your personnal experience of being a woman (trans), it was a very beautiful and mooving speech.
As a scientist presentation it's not enough acurate...
Sorry.
Thank you, this is fascinating and I love your work!!! DNA knots, so cool!!! Seeing, finally!!!
Is it true what he/she says regarding chromosomes? I thought that being XX was definitive prove of someone being a biological woman, are there cases in which that isn't true?
absolutely- i’d love to send you research on the topic if you’d like
You’re correct but we’re not talking about biological women right now, we’re talking about identifying as a woman
@@Kali-bs7oj , it’s biological. Genes is not all there is about biology as our corporate world now wants you to belie$e. The endocrine system and stressors like environmental pollution are also involved. We had this research quite advanced until the books were taken out of publication in the 80’s and the research defunded.
Brilliant and Inspiring Dr.
dra ✌🏻
You're happiest when you're in harmony with your DNA.
I do understand what it must be like to feel one way on the inside and appear as something else on the outside. I am a woman who has had a very difficult life and went down so many dark roads and now I'm just numb which I think is good; I get to start all over; anyway, I love everyone.
Bone structure?
I love this speech!
So inspiring! Thank you.
There is the biological component you’re researching, and then there is a social construct created by human societies, setting some expected behaviors being a woman.
Being transgender, is difficult to negotiate, since you happen to be at odds with biology vs. Society.
I wonder if it would ever be feasable to fully transform from MTF or FTM, so the parts female/male parts can be generated completely from our DNA (or rewtitten DNA) and stemcells, and thus would work as if we have had been born with it.
Might be a looong way down the line, but people like you are the ones that lays out the ground work ❤️
I am not transitioning until I can do it properly. To many years of being just like you described when I did. Detransitioned and removed the cosmetic surgery to stay invisible, after having been living full time for 7 years as a transwoman. People can be very unpleasant when they are afraid of something. I am still a woman inside my head, but I am very much affected by how the world treated me when I was out and free and were just ME.
Brain size doesn't matter for intelligence, it's the neuron count that matters. Specifically neurons in a cortex.
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The modern interpretation of gender is roughly the expression of how a person feels most comfortable expressing themselves and identifying as that gender somewhere along the gender spectrum. For that purpose I will address individuals born with xx chromosomes as female and xy as male. The comment about math is partly true although males and females on average are equally capable of solving math and logic based problems the bell curves of males is wider than the bell curve for females. The extremes for males extend further than the extremes for females, so there are more males capable of understanding the highest level of mathematics than there are females. on the flip side there are more males completely incapable of understanding the most basics of mathematics than there are females. so it goes both ways men tend to be more spread out along the curve of mathematics understanding.
As to the question what makes a woman a woman? my answer would be "If the patches of the brain determine your gender, but the patches can be influenced and changed by external forces then there seems to me to be very little consistency and very great variance in what these parts are. So trying to claim that you can prove your gender based on something that is varying and inconsistent in your own head never mind the billions of other people in this world, is lacking in a stable roots." How we define things matters and making gender a spectrum means that 99.999% of people will not land on the absolute end of spectrum man or women.
As a scientist you should not care what people think of you but more of what they think of you work and theories. if you have credible work you will be given credit.
PS: the Yoda vice was good, but he would not say "a Jedi mouse must feel the force flow" he would say something more along the lines of "the flow of force, a Jedi mouse must feel"
I wish you the best of luck with your studies and future talks. thumbs up for open talking and listening about issues and not just yelling declarative statements.
I hope you're not looking for suicide. Well, be yourself whatever it means, you're not just a woman or man you're a human.
Brilliant woman
Thank you so much for this talk. You are brilliant, brave, beautiful and a total inspiration! :) Thank you for expanding our understandings of humanity
ppl in "most recent" are forgetting shes a doctor ;-;
That’s a dude in a dres
the people without pfp's acting like they got a PhD in neuroscience
Something strange is happening in our text books. Since when “stress” is only about our internal nervous system alone? Environmental Pollution IS also a form of stress. Why would newer text books leave this out now? I can only think of the editing of our books by the Fossil Fuel industry just like they also “edit” our news.
And as to Genetics. Why is our medical science concentrated on genetics? We KNOW genes do not really create or cause disease. Genes are just a map, so to speak. In order for a disease to happen the genes need to be expressed. One can have genes for a type of cancer and never develop that cancer. Where are we getting all this wrong? Is this where profits enter the equation of science where an expanding knowledge of science stops?
The endocrine system has a lot to do with gender during gestation. But which are those stressors that are making an organism to develop divergent genders within itself?
4:44 her voice changes to a more masculine tone
*his
I always figured something like this theory was the case. It's logical to think that something is causing problems between when the genitals are formed and when the brain is formed. People are pretty accurate in determining what's wrong. People are literally telling us that their genitals don't match there body. Based on this research it's starting to look like that might actually be the case. However, I understand we'll need more research to confirm this.
Exactly so. But we have to call it the proper name: it's a disorder. I mean... obviously. Body went one way, brain the opposite way. Textbook definition of a disorder. However, liberals have an agenda that prevents them from telling the truth. So they call transgender people "normal". And this makes people angry. People show empathy towards people with disorders, but show absolutely no empathy to people with disorders who pretend they don't have a disorder. It's the liberals who have created this problem. Also... they don't want to even think about another type of change: To fix the brain. To make the person's brain match the body. They only want to change the body, but maybe it's possible to change the brain as well.
Gender dysphoria
@@cinegraphics Do you really think it's just liberals creating problems around the transgender controversy? Conservatives don't contribute anything at all? Really?
@@Copperkaiju sure, both sides are extremists. One side treats them like they are black plague carriers. The other treats them as if everything is completely equal. The truth is of course in the middle. It's not black plague, but it's not normal either. It's a disorder. For some time leftists and rightists were equally strong, which means that net result of their fight was very close to the middle (aka, they were close to the truth). But nowadays leftists control all the media (including this one) and they are pushing their story to the extreme. Hence, they are the bigger enemy, as the net result is now moving away from the truth. It needs rebalancing.
@@cinegraphics Nah, I think rihtist are also conrolling the all the media, both are extremists and wrong, I'm trasgender, but I still think taht both sides are way too far from truth, that's why I always choose to be in the midle at leats when we are talking about gender dysphoria
I wish I could explain it.
I wish there was actually hard proof...
"SEE ITS NOT MY FAULT, I DID NOT CHOOSE THIS"...
Life would be so much easier and not having to deny and hide, so I can live.
Good info. Thanks for sharing!
So future biology might involve knot theory? Interesting.
Excellent Ted Talk!
I have a question. How do males and females bond with each other? I don't see how men and women can bond (especially romantically) with each other.
Women can build incredible friendships and become very close to each other in a way men can't bond, and science shows that women can bond very well with each other. Generally, women are even more social than men are. After something bad happens, a woman quickly rushes to talk to all of her female friends to get support, whereas a man can isolate himself and grief alone.
Women tend to be more emotional, more caring, more empathic, more compassionate, more affectionate, more loyal, more nurturing, more understanding, more sympathetic, more sensitive, more kind hearted, more peaceful, more calmer, more gentle, more expressive, more intuitive, and more outward than men are, and thus bond more with other women in a special way that they can’t with men. Men, on the other hand, are not that emotional, and thus can’t bond with other men in a special way.
Women are more comfortable being around with other women than they are with men. They have a type of bond that usually men with women won’t really have, or with men and men. Men are usually much lonelier than women are. Men don't often talk about their personal problems with their male friends like how women do with their female friends. Females produce a lot more oxytocin than males do. And that's a reason why women tend to hug a lot more and be a lot more physically affectionate than men do.
i don't think the differences in personality and the way we connect is as biologically ingrained as you make it out to be. men are less emotional because they are taught to repress their emotions and not talk about them as much, while for women it's generally more accepted for them to for example go to their friends with their problems. this isn't something you can't change, with a lot of work and supportive people around you you can start to unlearn that and become more emotionally vulnerable even as a man!
@@darkacadpresenceinblood I heard that lesbian relationships are healthier because they understand each other. If both partners understand each other, they won’t want to break up with each other. I also heard that women have higher rates of depression when married (in straight relationships). There is a very small percent of women that are happy in heterosexual relationships.
So it's very hard for men and women to bond with each other and have a strong bond with each other. Both men and women think differently, behave differently, react in a different way.
The more similar two people are, the easier it is to relate and understand each other, resulting in a better, more fulfilling connection. I also read somewhere that even with the divorce rates what they are, most heterosexual marriages that don't end in divorce are still unhappy, and can absolutely relate to experiencing significantly more depression while married than while single.
@@icysnow57cold64 yeah, those are probably all true... i've never been in a romantic relationship so i can't comment on that part but i do generally get along with other women or afab people better (not a hard rule, dudes and amab people are cool too, i just for example start a conversation more easily with the former group). but again i don't think this is an inherent disconnect that we can't do anything against. it's very deeply ingrained in us for sure, the small differences in how we're raised add up and make it so that the average woman's and man's personalities are very different, making it harder to connect. but it's not anything you can't overcome, i've seen really healthy straight couples and male-female friendships that worked despite the gender difference. the goal isn't to perfectly understand the other person in any kind of relationship, sure it helps if you share experiences, but no two people will have the exact same personality and memories even in a gay relationship or friendship between two men/women. it's more about acknowledging your differences and working around them so everyone's needs are met.
Men and women are wired too differently from each other to bond with each other. Women produce more oxytocin than men do. So men and women are not very compatible with each other.
I want to be a biologist 🍁
*Understand that half the game is keeping quiet, and carefully watching those around you. %*
I am trying to understand, I'm not trying to mock on anyone...If there are multiple genders, and male and female are one of them, what would their definitions be. Because I see people explaining what being non binary or agender mean, but I could't tell how you define male and female based on the fact that there are multiple genders
Maybe defining it as the person feels herself to be? It’s about biology, but ultimately is the person who decides based on that biology. From now on this might be in the territory of the invisible? We like to define things by looks, maybe ... not anymore. Who knows.
There are so many, many people who are transgender deeply regret having the surgery. What would this man, who is disguised as a woman, comment on that ?
Thank you for such a powerful talk and for updating us on all the latest neuroscience. I grew up with a brother who from his earliest years acted like a girl, it was there from the start and that's who he is. I always tell people I had a sister growing up, and kudos to my parents for rolling with it even in the 70's when he'd ask for Barbies and got the Barbie pink corvette!
It does not matter if he acts like a girl. He was born with a penis so he is male. And he will ALWAYS be male regardless how he acts, thinks, feels or does to his body.
Elephant have bigger brains due to their size . Men and women aren’t so much different in size
Also man brain and elephant brain are also not same..
When science becomes un-PC. We live in dangerous times.
@Drake Grey brugh the only one not getting over it is you yourself.
@Drake Grey lol
That was an incredible speech!xo
Fascinating: not the info, the fact the the Astro-Physics PhD talks about Neuropsychology.
Also fascinating: how captivated the audience is with this psychobabble.
Very interesting talk! And thanks for keeping the comment section open!
I just started to read on the Turing-Mechanism and some of the info in this talk seemed somewhat related. But i need to learn Math now so i can understand some more :/ Also DNA needs to be learned. Any reading tips that keep it short?
I sympathize with this man - confused and confusing other… so sorry to hear his pain
„That doesn’t mean the average man is 3x dumber then the elephant. Or does it?“(1:15) Just pretend someone saying something like that using women as an example…