The female brain
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
Print Book, English, ©2006
First paperback ed View all formats and editions
Three Rivers Press, New York, ©2006
xix, 279 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
9780767920100, 0767920104
746774909
Introduction : What makes us women
The birth of the female brain
Teen girl brain
Love and trust
Sex : the brain below the belt
The mommy brain
Emotion : the feeling brain
The mature female brain
Epilogue : the future of the female brain
Appendix one : The female brain and hormone therapy
Appendix two : The female brain and postpartum depression
Appendix three : The female brain and sexual orientation