Louann Brizendine
Louann Brizendine | |
|---|---|
 Louann Brizendine in 2009. | |
| Born | December 30, 1952 Hazard,KyUnited States |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Alma mater | UC Berkeley, Yale School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School |
| Known for | Research on the effect of reproductive hormones on the brain and behavior |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine |
Louann Brizendine (born December 30, 1952)[1] is an American scientist, a neuropsychiatrist[2] who is both a researcher and a clinician and professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is the author of three books: The Female Brain (2006), The Male Brain (2010), and The Upgrade (2022).[3]
Research and career
[edit]In 1994, Brizendine founded the UCSF Women's Mood and Hormone Clinic,[4] and continues to serve as its director.[5]
Writing
[edit]Brizendine's book The Female Brain was reviewed both positively and negatively, especially one piece of content pertaining to linguistics and language. She later acknowledged that this book overemphasized gender-based differences, saying: "Males and females are more alike than they're different. After all, we are the same species".[6]
The Female Brain was loosely adapted as a romantic comedy movie of the same name in 2017. Brizendine served as the inspiration for the film's main character.[7]
She has also written The Male Brain and admitted that her books emphasize the differences between men and women, which has led to her "best-selling" success.[2]
Publications
[edit]- The Female Brain. Morgan Road/Broadway Books. 2006. ISBN 978-0-7679-2009-4.
- The Male Brain. Three Rivers Press/Crown Publishing. 2010. ISBN 978-0-7679-2754-3.
References
[edit]- ^ "Brizendine, Louann, 1952-". id.loc.gov. The Library of Congress.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b Bazelon, Emily (25 March 2010). "A Mind of His Own". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "The Upgrade". Dr. Louann Brizendine. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- ^ "The Women's Mood and Hormone Clinic". Archived from the original on 2014-06-05. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- ^ Kapp, Diana (12 February 2010). "The Male Brain: Neuropsychiatrist Louann Brizendine on her inevitably best-selling new book". Elle. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ Tugend, Alina. "Engendering Sons". California (Winter 2014): 48–49.
- ^ Roznovsky, Nicholas (27 June 2017). "'The Female Brain' movie premieres in Los Angeles". UCSF Psychiatry News. UCSF Department of Psychiatry. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
External links
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- "The Female Brain" review by Deborah Tannen
- Louann Brizendine Video produced by Makers: Women Who Make America
