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Playtime activity preference corresponding to female, male or extreme male brain type. Is there are difference between the male and female brain? An appropriate answer to this question will not set out to find the superior or more intelligent of the sexes. Rather, it would observe the differences in biological and psychological attributes of the brain of each sex. From then, we could ascertain whether the differing brain types allow a predisposition to certain activities and domains. Several studies have compared the verbal and spatial abilities of the two sexes. The majority of these studies supporting theories that the male brain is more adapted for spatial tasks, while the female brain is more disposed to verbal tasks. For example, one study examined the verbal and spatial abilities of men and women using timed activities. (Moffat, Hampson & Hatzipantelis, 1998) The study supported the theory that men are superior in both accuracy and speed in spatial tasks. It also supported that women are superior in both accuracy and speed in verbal tasks. In recent times, a new domain has been introduced for enhanced understanding of human sex differences. Simon Baron-Cohen (1997) suggests that these neglected dimensions are ‘em