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The Gendered Brain: The New Neuroscience That Shatters the Myth of the Female Brain by Gina Rippon

3.85 AVERAGE

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readingwithbeccy's review against another edition

3.0
I enjoyed this book, I thought it made some really interesting points and arguments into research around finding differences between male and female brains. I found the discussion on brain plasticity and how our brain function can be effected by nurture really intriguing. However, I found it quite repetitive during part three as I felt the same points were being made over and over. The sections I found most interesting of this book were part one and part four.

keeleyxrachel's review against another edition

3.25
slow-paced

felixtrom's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 33%
YAWN. Sorry but this book could've been so much better. The subject matter is so interesting but this is just filler after filler after filler never getting to anything useful or enlightening 

sarahserv's review against another edition

4.75
informative slow-paced
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playerprophet's review against another edition

4.0
informative slow-paced

alicevictory's review against another edition

3.5
challenging informative reflective slow-paced

connie99's review

3.75
informative reflective medium-paced
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aeonidon's review against another edition

4.0
challenging informative reflective slow-paced

ineedsomemoretea's review

2.5
challenging informative slow-paced
Some interesting bits, but it felt overall like it was missing some key stuff. Felt a bit TERF-y at times. Take with a pinch of salt. 

rebboe's review against another edition

3.75
informative slow-paced
Gina Rippon’s ‘Gender and Our Brains’ dives into the word of neurosexism (a concept I found super interesting), media and self help neuro-trash, and the actual physical and hormonal analyses that exist of the human brain.

Now, I’m not a neuroscientist, and I know very little about the human brain outside a bit of mental health support stuff. That being said, some of the physical discussion around the human brain was difficult for me to keep up with. However, the social commentary was great, as well as the deeper convos on gendering things for children, self esteem, and women in STEM fields. 

We have more in common that different. We need to stop writing headlines the way we do and stop making assertions on the human experience based on mice. Interesting read!