The Female Brain

The Female Brain is a thought-provoking, accessible and fun guide that will help women to better understand themselves and the men in their lives.

Finally, a satisfying answer to Freud's question: what does a woman want? Louann Brizendine has done a great favour for every man who wants to understand the puzzling women in his life. A breezy and enlightening guide to women - and a must-read for men

Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence

Sassy, witty, reassuring and great fun. All women and the men who love them, should read this book

Christiane Northrup, author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom

Timely, insightful, readable and an altogether magnificent book

An eye-opening account of the biological foundations of human behaviour. Destined to become a classic...

Marilyn Yalom, author of A History of the Wife

Ranging from sex to breast-feeding, fights to teenage girls, Brizendine communicates in a fresh, engaging style, explaining the structure of the brain, which determines women's thoughts, values and communication skills. A fantastic guide from a heavyweight academic.

Dr Louanne Brizendine is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and director of the Women's Mood and Hormone Clinic at the University of California. She has more than three decades of experience as a physician, psychiatrist, psychopharmacologist and has studied the female brain for the past 20 years. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and son.

In this groundbreaking book, Dr Louann Brizendine describes the uniquely flexible structure of the female brain and its constant, dynamic state of change - the key difference that separates it from that of the male - and reveals how women think, what they value, how they communicate, and whom they'll love. She also reveals the neurological explanations behind why... 
* A woman remembers fights that a man insists never happened... 
* Thoughts about sex enter a woman's brain perhaps once every couple of days, but mayenter a man's brain up to once every minute... 
* A woman's brain goes on high alert during pregnancy - and stays that way long after giving birth... 
* A woman over 50 is more likely to initiate divorce than a man... 
* Women tend to know what people are feeling, while men can't spot an emotion unless someone cries or threatens them with bodily harm! 
 
Accessible, fun and compelling, and based on more than three decades of research, The Female Brain will help women to better understand themselves - and the men in their lives.

Louann Brizendine

Dr Louann Brizendine's lucid, lively, and always fascinating discussion of how the male brain works (and why) has enlightened me in more ways than I can count.

Dr Louann Brizendine brings the latest in state-of-the-art science in helping us to understand the most ancient and primal of male passions and desires ... Highly recommended.

Dr Dean Ornish, author of The Spectrum and Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCLA.

The book uses the latest research to follow the male brain from infanthood to old age, with fascinating results.

A fascinating read... you will pick up some valuable tips to help you understand, appreciate and connect with the men in your life.

Helen Fisher, author of Why Him? Why Her?

From the author of the groundbreaking, international bestseller The Female Brain comes this eagerly awaited follow-up. 
 
Did you know that the male brain... 
 
·is a lean, mean problem-solving machine that uses analytical brain structures, not emotional ones, to find solutions 
 
·thrives under competition, instinctively plays rough, and is obsessed with rank and hierarchy 
 
·has an area for sexual pursuit that is 2.5 times larger than that of the female brain, consuming him with sexual fantasies about female body parts 
 
As Dr Louann Brizendine's impeccably researched, irresistible guide follows the male brain from infancy to adulthood, it unlocks many secrets and offers fascinating insights into a range of subjects, including emotional intimacy, anger, agression, and winning. It also answers many baffling questions and exposes the often shocking gulf that exists between the sexes.

Louann Brizendine

Praise for The Male Brain

Dr Louann Brizendine's lucid, lively, and always fascinating discussion of how the male brain works (and why) has enlightened me in more ways than I can count.

Dr Louann Brizendine brings the latest in state-of-the-art science in helping us to understand the most ancient and primal of male passions and desires ... Highly recommended.

The book uses the latest research to follow the male brain from infanthood to old age, with fascinating results.

Dr Louann Brizendine's lucid, lively, and always fascinating discussion of how the male brain works (and why) has enlightened me in more ways than I can count.

Dr Louann Brizendine brings the latest in state-of-the-art science in helping us to understand the most ancient and primal of male passions and desires ... Highly recommended.

The book uses the latest research to follow the male brain from infanthood to old age, with fascinating results.

Dr Louann Brizendine's lucid, lively, and always fascinating discussion of how the male brain works (and why) has enlightened me in more ways than I can count.

Dr Louann Brizendine brings the latest in state-of-the-art science in helping us to understand the most ancient and primal of male passions and desires ... Highly recommended.

The book uses the latest research to follow the male brain from infanthood to old age, with fascinating results.

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