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Loading... The Female Brain (edition 2007)by Louann Brizendine
Work InformationThe Female Brain by Louann Brizendine
   No current Talk conversations about this book.  kwskultety | Jul 4, 2023 |   She knew what was coming. The Female Brain and The Male Brain by the same authors do a good job describing the basic differences in the male and female brain, and how these differences explain some (stereotyped) behaviors. (  ) --FavDS-- | Dec 31, 2022 |  ) ShannonHollinger | Feb 15, 2021 | ) redeemedronin | Dec 28, 2020 |  ) cwcoxjr | Sep 5, 2019 |
 [D]espite the author's extensive academic credentials, The Female Brain disappointingly fails to meet even the most basic standards of scientific accuracy and balance. The book is riddled with scientific errors and is misleading about the processes of brain development, the neuroendocrine system, and the nature of sex differences in general.  While this book will be of interest to anyone who wonders why men and women are so different, it will be particularly useful for women and parents of girls. Notable Lists
While doing research as a medical student at Yale and then as a resident and faculty member at Harvard, Dr. Brizendine discovered that almost all of the clinical data on neurology, psychology, and neurobiology focused exclusively on males. In response to the need for information on the female mind, Brizendine established the first clinic in the country to study and treat women's brain function. At the same time, The National Institutes of Health began including female subjects in almost all of its studies for the first time. The result has been an explosion of new data. Here, Brizendine distills of this information in order to educate women about their unique brain-body-behavior. This book combines two decades of her own work, stories from her clinical practice, and the latest information from the scientific community at large to provide a comprehensive look at the way women's minds work.--From publisher description. No library descriptions found. |
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There was one thing I took umbrage at. The author writes that girls are born to nurture and told a story of a child who was given a truck as a gift. She played with it, and one day her mother saw her cradling it in her arms like a baby and cooing to it. Now, I personally think that if you don't have that desire to have kids, no amount of hormones are going to make you want to cradle a truck and sing to it like a baby. What about transgender people, etc? I was disappointed that the author would paint women with such a broad brush.
Needless to say, I skipped right over the chapter entitled "The Mommy Brain".
That being said, this was a quick read that didn't tax my brain at all, and I did learn a few things. (