Lindsay+B

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This is a paper about memory, the five senses, and experiments to learn about differences between boys’ and girls’ memory. It goes into detail with the different parts of the brain and how they function. With the five senses, the focus is on the importance of smell and hearing. It shows the interesting results of experiments done about memory to find out which group’s memory is better…boys or girls! If this sounds interesting, read on and find out the results! =====

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The series of experiments show that girls are generally somewhat stronger in olfactory memory, and boys appear to have more accurate auditory memory. Based on these results, my hypothesis is that girls probably spend more time cooking and smelling things to cook, compared to boys. Girls also more often enjoy toys that use smell, like scratch-and-sniff stickers, “Smencils” (scented pencils), even perfume! Knowing what we do about the brain and memory, these early exposures to a variety of smells affect your sense of smell and smell recognition greatly. If you are never exposed to different scents, than you will never know what they are or where they come from! For the second part of the experiment which shows boys stronger in auditory memory, I hypothesize that boys might listen to different types of music or play an instrument more than girls do, which would help to develop their hearing ability. Boys might also like louder music or be attracted to more pronounced beats than many girls. I think it is very important for this information to be shared and passed on because it will inform and hopefully improve people’s knowledge about their brain and how it works, which is definitely important information for everyone to know about! =====