A historical perspective -- Brain structure : the architecture of difference -- Functional differences : neurotransmitters and neuromodulators -- Perception and cognition -- Laterality -- Neurology, psychiatry, and the female brain -- Drugs and drug effects -- Into the twenty-first century
Summary
Presents the basic principles of anatomy and physiology and the complex behavioral functions which constitute the workings of the normal and abnormal female brain. This book delineates gender-based differences between brains and explains why they should be considered when designing research and clinical studies
