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The Gendered Brain: The New Neuroscience That Shatters the Myth of the Female Brain
Gina Rippon
3.85 AVERAGE
227 reviews for:
The Gendered Brain: The New Neuroscience That Shatters the Myth of the Female Brain
Gina Rippon
3.85 AVERAGE
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Excellent review on neuroscience research from its very beginnings. The author provides an incredibly complete collection of studies from the 20th century to date, while keeping it fun and interesting. Even though the focus is on the science of the brain and gender relationship, it is highly relevant for anyone working on (or simply interested in) topics that relate to brain processes, like language. Not only touches upon many different misconceptions about the brain but it also offers a comprehensive recollection of measures and techniques that have been or are currently used to study the brain. Most importantly, the book is a wake up call for anyone working on research, specially if related to human behavior, to understand how science and scientific discoveries can be so highly influenced by social moral and beliefs. As much as we want to believe science is a window to understanding the great truths that explain our world,it nevertheless is carried out by scientists. Humans that, at the end of the day are merely individuals with their own biases and beliefs.
Definitely recommended, and if you carry with you, it's a great conversation starter.
Definitely recommended, and if you carry with you, it's a great conversation starter.
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this book explores and, in most cases, debunks centuries of "misinterpreted, misunderstood, or misrepresented" research on sex differences in a cheeky and fun way. it was truly no surprise to me that the stereotypes enforced by so many years of telling women what they can and cannot do, simply because of our brains/biology, is a load of balogne—and that the truth found in those stereotypes can be explained by the fact that society pushes such rigid gender roles on us as soon as we leave the womb.
i did enjoy this book and i would recommend anyone curious about whether the gender myths and "neurotrash" out there are true (spoiler alert: most of them are not, and if differences were found, they were amazingly small). at times it felt a bit repetitive; the same points were reiterated several times throughout the book in different chapters, which irked my ADHD brain. as i read on, i found myself begging internally more and more for some mention of whether there was research done based on occupation... the brain is plastic, there are very few measurable differences between male and female brains, and there is more evidence for experience dictating the makeup of your brain than your biology—so why not mention, if such studies exist, how the brains of female versus male linguists, or dentists, or writers look?
overall, it was a fun read, and if you're anything like me (an exasperated, frustrated, and over-it-all type girl) somewhat enraging and fuel for the fire. super interesting too! brains are crazy.
i did enjoy this book and i would recommend anyone curious about whether the gender myths and "neurotrash" out there are true (spoiler alert: most of them are not, and if differences were found, they were amazingly small). at times it felt a bit repetitive; the same points were reiterated several times throughout the book in different chapters, which irked my ADHD brain. as i read on, i found myself begging internally more and more for some mention of whether there was research done based on occupation... the brain is plastic, there are very few measurable differences between male and female brains, and there is more evidence for experience dictating the makeup of your brain than your biology—so why not mention, if such studies exist, how the brains of female versus male linguists, or dentists, or writers look?
overall, it was a fun read, and if you're anything like me (an exasperated, frustrated, and over-it-all type girl) somewhat enraging and fuel for the fire. super interesting too! brains are crazy.