About this episode

Mike explores the neurobiological underpinnings of gender and sexual orientation, debunking myths about them being lifestyle choices.

"If you didn't choose to be straight, why do you think they chose to be gay?" In this powerful episode of Planting Thoughts, Mike performs a high-stakes psychological autopsy on one of the most persistent—and scientifically bankrupt—myths of the last century: the idea that sexual orientation and gender identity are "lifestyle choices."We are moving past the rhetoric and diving straight into the Prenatal Hormone Theory, the INAH-3 region of the hypothalamus, and the epigenetic signaling that occurs before birth. This isn't about politics; it’s about the architecture of the human nervous system.What we are digging into today:-The Hypothalamic Blueprint: How the size of the INAH-3 region correlates with orientation and why you can’t "will" your brain structure to change.-The Fraternal Birth Order Effect: The fascinating research on how a mother’s immune system tracks male fetuses, increasing the likelihood of homosexuality in younger brothers.-The Transgender Identity Gap: Looking at cortical mapping and the BSTc region to understand why the "brain's map" doesn't always match the "body's territory."-The Human Cost of Ignorance: We…

People in this episode

Host: Mike

Topics covered

• neurobiology
• gender identity
• sexual orientation
• Prenatal Hormone Theory
• Fraternal Birth Order Effect
• transgender identity
• LGBTQ+ issues

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