Research into genetically encoded sex differences could divulge us not just approximately sexuality,but also approximately how we learn thingsIt is said often as whether it’s a depraved thing that a man thinks approximately sex every 7 seconds. Even whether the reality is slightly less fantastical, it’s not too difficult, or from an evolutionary standpoint,to understand why this might be. The most successful organisms are those that are able to reproduce most prolifically in their given ecological niche. The plants and animals you seen around you today exist because they are the ones whose genomes were able to survive better than their competitors in the fight for limited resources. It’s not a major stretch to contemplate that whether an animal invests a meaningful chunk of its daily routine into seeking out opportunities to reproduce – to have sex – it’s more likely to succeed in that aim, and therefore be more evolutionarily successful. And an animal with even a rudimentary neural system would therefore be expected to use a substantial proportion of its processing ability to find a sexual partner — up to a point of course. Some neurons are presumably always going to be necessary for obtaining food, and avoiding predators,checking iPhones, etc. (What plants contemplate is still a mystery of course – I guess nobody’s yet asked a cabbage approximately sex).
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Source: theguardian.com