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And its profound scientific understanding of the nature and experience of the female brain continues to guide women as they pass through life. Aug 09, 2017 angie and i were thrilled when we were given the opportunity to speak with dr. In response to the overwhelming need for information on the female mind, brizendine established the first clinic in the country to study and treat women s brain function. Brizendine distills essential truths and dismisses harmful myths. She gave this talk at book passage which covered some of her findings from that book. The female brain isbn 9780767920100 pdf epub louann. If youre interested in how the press expresses, validates and amplifies popular prejudices, youve got a great opportunity. When she inquired the professor about it, the answer was that women are too fickle because of their menstrual cycle and would pollute the data. Brizendine distills all her findings and the latest information from the scientific community in a highly accessible book that educates women about their unique brain bodybehavior. The female brain, she writes, has tremendous unique aptitudes outstanding verbal agility, the ability to connect deeply in friendship, a nearly psychic capacity to read faces and tone. Louann brizendine authored the book the female brain back in 2006.
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