Women talk three times as much as men, says study

Daily Mail ^ | 27th November 2006 | FIONA MACRAE

[E-Mat]

...women talk almost three times as much as men, with the average woman chalking up 20,000 words in a day - 13,000 more than the average man.

Women also speak more quickly, devote more brainpower to chit-chat - and actually get a buzz out of hearing their own voices, a new book suggests.

The book - written by a female psychiatrist - says that inherent differences between the male and female brain explain why women are naturally more talkative than men.

In The Female Mind, Dr Luan Brizendine says women devote more brain cells to talking than men.

And, if that wasn't enough, the simple act of talking triggers a flood of brain chemicals which give women a rush similar to that felt by heroin addicts when they get a high.

Dr Brizendine, a self-proclaimed feminist, says the differences can be traced back to the womb, where the sex hormone testosterone moulds the developing male brain.

The areas responsible for communication, emotion and memory are all pared back the unborn baby boy.

[theDentist]

Good thing we retain the option of listening.

[aft_lizard]

for some reason I am not shocked.

[Keflavik76]

This explains alot...

[fkabuckeyesrule]

****get a buzz out of hearing their own voices****

I hve a co-worker like that.

[Charles Henrickson]

Women talk three times as much as men

Yep.

[jimtorr]

.....the simple act of talking triggers a flood of brain chemicals which give women a rush similar to that felt by heroin addicts when they get a high.

Well, that explains a lot.

Perhaps the reason for this is that without women constantly talking, many couples would never communicate at all.

[cripplecreek]

I'll pay for it but.......

[NonValueAdded]

That's all?????

[txroadkill]

women talk almost three times as much as men

is that all???????

[E-Mat]

"Good thing we retain the option of listening."

Actually, the article also says this:

There are, however, advantages to being the strong, silent type. Dr Brizendine explains that testosterone also reduces the size of the section of the brain involved in hearing - allowing men to become "deaf" to the most logical of arguments put forward by their wives and girlfriends

[martin_fierro]

Beer.

[NonValueAdded]

say, you wouldn't be my brother-in-law by any chance? LOL

[Charles Henrickson]

Women also speak more quickly, devote more brainpower to chit-chat. . . .

They are . . . moved to chat.

Like this thread.

[Mr. Blonde]

Talking is like heroin for women? I guess that explains a lot. I wonder if they would dive into a disgusting toilet like Renton to talk?

[He Rides A White Horse]

Oh boy (fastening seatbelt)

[Charles Henrickson]

Women talk three times as much as men

Thank you, Captain Obvious.

[martin_fierro]

Beer.

[E-Mat]

"...most logical of arguments put forward by their wives and girlfriends"

I just caught this. "LOGICAL"

LOL

[G Larry]

How much did THAT "Study" cost us?