A neuropsychologist who writes about male and female-oriented brains is at the front line of the struggle to try and make the boys in Britain's schools enthusiastic about learning.

Dr Anne Moir has applied her knowledge of gender differences to the classroom and devised a series of radical - some say controversial - tactics that have resulted in schools encouraging and teaching boys to “play-fight”.

Body sex does not necessarily match brain sex so Dr Moir has devised a test to determine the gender of the brain

Answer yes or no depending on whether you agree or not with the following statements

1 It's easy for me to sing in tune, singing alone

2 When I was younger, winning was really important to me

3 It's easy for me to hear what people are saying in a crowded room

4 As a child I enjoyed going as high as possible when climbing trees

5 If someone interrupts what I am doing it's difficult to go back to it

6 I find it easy to do more than one thing at once

7 I find it easy to know what someone is feeling just by looking at their face

8 I like to collect things and sort them into categories

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