The female brain

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,...

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Main Author: Brizendine, Louann, 1952-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Morgan Road Books, c2006.
Edition:1st ed.
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:xix, 279 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-269) and index.
ISBN:0767920090
0767920104 (pbk.)
9780767920100 (pbk.)
9780767920094
Author Notes:Louann Brizendine, M.D. received a degree in Neurobiology at the University of California at Berkeley, graduated from Yale University School of Medicine and did her internship and residency at Harvard Medical School. She is currently a neuropsychiatrist at the University of California at San Francisco who specializes in the relationship dynamics that result from the neurobiology of male and female brains. She founded the Women's Mood and Hormone Clinic in 1994 and serves as the clinic's director. She has written two books: The Female Brain and The Male Brain.

(Bowker Author Biography)