The research, published in the European Journal of Social Psychology, suggests that we process images of men and women differently in the brain. “Global” cognitive processing, which is the brain’s method of interpreting an image in its entirety, is more often employed when viewing men. However, “local” cognitive processing, or seeing the parts that make up the whole, is the brain’s apparent default method for women.

via Why your brain sees men as people and women as body parts – chicagotribune.com.

You know my title is ironic. This is an interesting study. Not sure what it means, but it is interesting…