Women form friendships with people who think differently - but men stick with like-minded pals Anyone who has watched Sex and The City will know that best friends Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda couldn't be more different.
42 of the students were then linked to an fMRI scanner, which measures brain activity using blood flow, while they watched videos on everything from politics and science to comedy and music] Researchers found that men are likelier to become friends with people who think and act like them.
Researchers found that men are likelier to become friends with people who think and act like them, while women often form friendships with those who behave differently.
Pictured: Girls] Women, meanwhile, were more likely to choose friends with different approaches – valuing variety in their social circles.
Anyone who has watched Sex and The City will know that best friends Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda couldn't be more different.
