Gender mosaic : beyond the myth of the male and female brain

With profound implications for our most foundational assumptions about gender, Gender Mosaic explains why there is no such thing as a male or female brain. For generations, we've been taught that women and men differ in profound and important ways. Women are more sensitive and emotional, whereas men are more aggressive and sexual, because this or that region in the brains of women is smaller or larger than in men, or because they have more or less of this or that hormone. This story seems to provide us with a neat biological explanation for much of what we encounter in day-to-day life. But is it true? According to neuroscientist Daphna Joel, it's not. And in Gender Mosaic , she sets forth a bold and compelling argument that debunks the notion of female and male brains. Drawing on the latest scientific evidence, including the groundbreaking results of her own studies, Dr. Joel explains that every human brain is a unique mixture — or mosaic — of "male" and "female" features, and that these mosaics don't map neatly into two categories. With urgent practical implications for the way we understand ourselves and the world around us, Gender Mosaic is a fascinating look at the science of gender, sex and the brain, and at how freeing ourselves from the gender binary can help us all reach our full human potential. Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication I: Sex and the Brain 1.: My Awakening 2.: A History of Twisted Facts 3.: As the Differences Pile Up 4.: Nature vs. Nurture II: The Human Mosaic 5.: Brains in Flux 6.: Not by Sex Alone 7.: Mosaic of the Human Brain 8.: Now You See It, Now You Don’t 9.: In Anticipation of a Blind Date 10.: Brain “Types,” Common and Rare 11.: Men and Women Under Stress 12.: The Human Health Mosaic 13.: Mosaic of the Mind III: What’s Wrong with Gender 14.: From the Binary to a Mosaic 15.: Gender Illusions 16.: Binary Brainwashing IV: Toward a World Without Gender 17.: How to Deal with Gender Myths 18.: Gender Blending 19.: Gender-Free Education 20.: Ungendering Our Children 21.: Gender Awareness 22.: Taking Action 23.: Vision Acknowledgments Discover More Notes Suggested Reading Daphna Joel’s Publications on Sex, Brain, and Gender About the Authors