How torpid is the male mind? ?

Question

Ok, I'm a guy, and I really won't take this personally: Are we really stupider than women?

http://lifestyle.msn.com/relationships/articlematch.aspx?cp-documentid=8860750&GT1=32023

Take this msn article on "The Male Brain, 'Explain'". I, for one, would consider it pure garbage, and cast it aside as another misinformed page on the internet-- but I won't. I'm out to objectively find out whether the myths of men 'not getting hints', or that men are genetically predisposed into not remembering important events, are true or not. The article claims that the hippocampus in males (where initial memories are formed), is in fact smaller in men than in women. Men are also 'generally' not as adept in verbal communication as women. Male brains product 52% more seurotin than women, hence the reason why men take life's hits/stresses better than women (and why men may seem cold).

I'm very sensitive to people's feelings, to the point where I'd even over-examine them and even manage to pick up many body cues that may reflect how they feel about certain subjects. Though I'm not a big talker, I have no problems conversing. And I'm not nearly always 'up-beat' 24/7.

Answer 1

About some things...depending on who you are.

Answer 2

I think the key is that these article represent the "average" male.  Personalities are a spectrum and there are women who are emotionally repressed and slow to pick up on social cues and men who are very in tune with important dates.  But lets face it some stereotypes exist because a lot (meaning the average male/female) fall into the category.  We are different, are brains are different.  They react differently to differently to different situations, stimulus and triggers.  Lets face it thousands of years of evolution can't be changed in two or three generations because it is now considered socially necessary for a man to be sensitive and talkative.  At root we are animals and we don't condemn a male dog for lifting his leg or expect him to change because society has changed the rules and says that's not cool anymore.