{"id":7694,"date":"2024-12-19T12:23:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T11:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/illis.se\/en\/?p=7694"},"modified":"2024-12-30T21:55:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T20:55:57","slug":"brains-and-bodies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/illis.se\/en\/brains-and-bodies\/","title":{"rendered":"Brains and bodies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What follows below is a chapter from my full course <a href=\"https:\/\/illis.se\/education\/courses\/animal-emotions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Animal Emotions.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be quite transparent, it&#8217;s one of the chapters that has the least practical application when it comes to caring for captive animals, but it is also, hands down, the one chapter in all my online courses that leaves students the most flabbergasted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/illis.se\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/brains-and-bodies-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"907\" height=\"476\" data-id=\"7701\" src=\"https:\/\/illis.se\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/brains-and-bodies-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illis.se\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/brains-and-bodies-1.jpg 907w, https:\/\/illis.se\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/brains-and-bodies-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/illis.se\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/brains-and-bodies-1-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And given how the subject of gender identity has become politicized in the last few years, I thought that maybe sharing some very basic facts would be a way to contribute. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this chapter, I discuss the two stages of masculinization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before&nbsp;watching the film, think for a brief moment about this seemingly trivial question: \u201chow many genders are there?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/194794970?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Left-handed? Here\u2019s a&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/19466635\" target=\"_blank\">study where they looked at 2d-4d ratios and handedness.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested in learning more about gender identity? Here\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/trans101.org.au\/\">Trans 101!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the Genderbread Person might also give some insights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/illis.se\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/Genderbread-Person-v4-Poster-798x1024.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/illis.se\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/Genderbread-Person-v4-Poster-798x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24022\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I write the occasional blog post, partake in online summits, provide free masterclasses as well as give massive online courses, all on the topic of animal learning, behaviour and wellbeing. 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