Did you know that male and female brains have different methods of managing pain response? What about the discrete ways that men and women process other people's voices during dialogue?

Curiosity contributor Diana Bocco took a look at how men's and women's brains are wired, to see if that would reveal some clues about their differences.

Research shows men's and women's brains don't work the same way. They are simply wired differently from birth. Studies show that many stereotypes hold true when looking at brain scans. Women have stronger reactions to emotions and decision-making processes, and men have stronger reactions when exposed to sex. Other results are a bit less obvious. For example, the frontal lobe of the brain, which is in charge of short-term memory and problem-solving, is larger and more developed in women.

Perhaps even more telling is how the brain processes negative emotions. According to a University of California Irvine study, men's and women's brains respond differently when exposed to negative emotions such as fear and aggression. In men, the section of the brain that processes these emotions is connected to the area that controls motor actions and visual clues. In women, negative emotions are processed in an area connected to sensors that regulate breathing, blood pressure and heart rate [source: Live Science]. According to the study, this might explain why women are more tuned in to dealing with emotions and internal stressors such as childbirth. This also might explain why experts believe women's brains are wired to "tend and befriend" or to show more empathy, while men's brains are wired more aggressively.

Men and women are even wired differently when it comes to pain response. Research shows that women need more morphine than men to achieve pain relief. This is because the part of the brain that controls the pain response is less developed in women. As a result, women react more slowly to the painkiller while men experience pain relief faster. Women are also wired to experience pain more intensely and to respond to it differently.

Perhaps more surprising are findings about gender and language. In women, the brain is wired to process language in both the right and left hemispheres. As a result, they are more likely to excel in language-associated thinking and to possess superior language skills [source: Archives of Neurology]. This wiring also affects susceptibility to communication-related disorders. Men are more prone to conditions like dyslexia, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and Tourette syndrome.

With all of this talk about wiring, how does all of that machinery impact daily life? For example, how does the issue of gender figure in the workplace? Intel's Annabelle Pratt, in the video below, discusses the role gender plays in the tech industry.