Critical Thinking versus Neurosexism

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to offer a view of the assumptions that guide the practice of claiming sex differences in the brain. After the realization that much of the research and publication of neuroscientific findings assume such a difference, we found a great deal of what has been called neurosexism. As a way to overcome it and from a feminist theory with a political commitment we propose a critical approach to the neurosciences. This is understood as a reflective collaboration between disciplines that could provide a framework for overcoming prejudices in thinking and designing science.

Keywords

• neurosexismo
• diferencias sexuales
• neurociencias críticas
• neuroética
• sexo/género
• pseudociencia.