Women are better at finding and remembering words than men, study shows

That's because a new study has found that women are better at finding and remembering words than men. Researchers from the University of Bergen in Norway have analysed the results of 168 studies on gender differences in'verbal fluency' and'verbal-episodic memory'. Verbal fluency is a measure of one's vocabulary, while verbal-episodic memory is the ability to recall words one has come across in the past. The female advantage is consistent across time and life span, but it is also relatively small,' said Professor Marco Hirnstein. Researchers from the University of Bergen in Norway have analysed the results of 168 studies on gender differences in'verbal fluency' and'verbal-episodic memory' (stock image) A study by a team from the University of Pennsylvania scanned the brains of 900 men, women and children aged eight to 22. From the scans they were able to create a complete road map of the connections in each of their brains, called their'connectome'.