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Researchers in USA have found that protein in brain might explain why women are more talkative than men - three times more chatty, in fact. The research team at University of Maryland say "language protein" that goes by name of Foxp2 is lot more prevalent in women's brains. protein was first discovered decade ago and was deemed to be key neurological component of speech. The scientists say it is lot more abundant in girls than boys. They believe protein is reason why girls start speaking earlier and more quickly than boys. It also supports claims that women speak about 20,000 words day, compared to just 7,000 words for average man.

Research team leader professor Margaret McCarthy said: "This study is one of first to report sex difference in expression of language-associated protein in humans or animals." She added: " findings raise possibility that sex differences in brain and behaviour are more [widespread], and established earlier than previously [thought]." Other scientists have said there is more than one protein responsible for speech and that research is in its infancy. Readers of Britain's Daily Mail newspaper offered some interesting insights into chattiness of women. One said women have to talk more because, "men are not good listeners and women must repeat themselves to be heard".