r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 18d ago

Neuroscience Research found no evidence to support myth that women’s cognitive abilities change across menstrual cycle. Given physiological changes that occur across menstrual cycle, the changes to the brain are either small enough that they don't influence performance or women compensate for these changes.

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/womens-menstrual-cycles-dont-change-the-way-our-brains-perform
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u/lekker-slapen 17d ago

Congratulations, you discovered the world of meta analysis!

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u/Phyraxus56 17d ago

Meta analysis are garbage science in general.

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u/Grymm315 17d ago

After reviewing 100 studies of carrots, lima bean, and zebras I found no evidence of 17th Century French Poetry. 

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u/lekker-slapen 17d ago

Maybe just look up what a meta analysis is...