DrScarpetta Has Been Studying How the Brain Processes Scents

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Essay

Dr.Scarpetta has been studying how the brain processes scents.His research shows that a certain region of the hypothalamus shows greater activation in heterosexual men when they smell a T-shirt that has been worn by a woman than when they smell a T-shirt that has been worn by a man.In heterosexual women the same region of the hypothalamus shows greater activation when they smell a T-shirt that has been worn by a man than when they smell a T-shirt that has been worn by a woman.Dr.Scarpetta then discovers that the activation of that region of the hypothalamus in gay men follows the same pattern as for heterosexual women.He writes a report in which he claims to have found the region of the brain that determines sexual orientation.What are some potential criticisms of Dr.Scarpetta's conclusion?

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