The Female Brain

Conceptual Advances in Brain Research

by Cynthia L. Darlington

Ironically, the organ with the greatest reason to differ between the sexes, the brain, is often viewed as the most androgynous of all. Are there differences? Almost by convention, male animals are used in laboratory experiments in neuroscience. Even in clinical drug trials in humans, females are often excluded from the early phases of testing because of the risk of pregnancy and because females tend to be inconsistent in their responses due to the influence of their hormones and the menstrual cycle. The flaw in this reasoning is These very results are often applied to females.

In The Female Brain, Cynthia Darlington examines the evidence for structural and functional differences between the male and female brain in an accessible, straightforward manner, while providing substantial scientific material for the academic reader.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Psychology

224 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2002

Reviews

[Michele · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was amazing and interesting. Unless you are in the medical profession you can skip the first chapter but after that the book is in laymen's terms. One example from the book: All brains are created female. To become male, the brain must kill part of the communication portion of the brain to make way for men's testosterone and aggression. So forget Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus... this is an interesting and educational read.

[Adek Andika · Rating 4 out of 5]

Female Brain cuma terbit dalam English version,, cukup buat otak gw rada work load,, :) btw ni review gw yg pertama, mklum klo rda ngaco, ni buku ngebahas perbedaan otak cewek ama cowok,, baik dari tahap pertumbuhan sampe hormon-hormon yang diproduksi otak cewek,.btw bisa jg buat panduan bwt agan2 yg mo jadi player,, xixixxixixii :D

[Courtney Love-cobain]

a man gave it to me he goves it to all his "bitches" which is hwy i havent read it i opened it a asheaf of love notes came out i eneded up looking crap from crying, so illget aropund to vasopressoibe and an encoronoplgist

[Sandra Sopian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Karena baca buku ini, saya jadi tau apa yang dipikirkan perempuan. Keren, kan ? Haha. Hanya untuk agar hidup terasa indah saja. lebih mampu untuk memahami perasaan dan apa yang sedang di pikirkan perempuan. bukankah pengetahuan tersebut sangat berguna bagi lelaki ? sangat berguna.

[Sandra Sopian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Karena baca buku ini, saya jadi tau apa yang dipikirkan perempuan. Keren, kan ? Haha. Hanya untuk agar hidup terasa indah saja. lebih mampu untuk memahami perasaan dan apa yang sedang di pikirkan perempuan. bukankah pengetahuan tersebut sangat berguna bagi lelaki ? sangat berguna.

[Joanna]

I enjoy learning how I work.