Introduction
The Male and His Muse
The Rules
Bibliography and Recommended Readings
A Historical Perspective
The Rise of Modern Science
Conclusions
Bibliography and Recommended Readings
Brain Structure: The Architecture of Difference
Development of the Brain
Sexual Dimorphism in the CNS
Regional Differences
Evidence from Other Species
Structural Changes in the Adult Brain
Conclusions
Bibliography and Recommended Readings
Functional Differences: Neurotransmitters and
Neuromodulators
Estrogen, Progesterone, Androgens, and Their Receptors in the CNS
Methods for Identifying Receptors in the CNS
Estrogen Receptors
Progesterone Receptors
"The Knockout Model"
GABA.
Serotonin
Dopamine
Cannabinoids
Measures of Global Function
Evidence from EEG Studies
Evidence from Evoked Potential Studies
Evidence from Scan Studies
Conclusions
Bibliography and Recommended Readings
Perception and Cognition
IQ: When Is a Difference Not a Difference?
Visual Perception
Color: Perception and Preference
Auditory Perception
The Senses of Smell and Taste
A Word about Touch
Numbers and Sums
Memory
Conclusions
Bibliography and Recommended Readings
Laterality
Parallel Processing and Hemispheric Advantage
Understanding Language
Emotion and Laterality
Laterality, the Menstrual Cycle, and Hemispheric Advantage
Two Theoretical Perspectives on Laterality
Bibliography and Recommended Readings
Neurology, Psychiatry, and the Female Brain
Neurology
Psychiatry
Conclusions
Bibliography and Recommended Readings
Drugs and Drug Effects
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
Drug Entry into the CNS
Drug Administration in Pregnancy and Lactation
Drug Treatment of Neurological Disorders
Drug Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders
The Non-Therapeutic Use of Drugs
Conclusions
Bibliography and Recommended Readings
Into the Twenty-First Century
The Story to Date
Pregnancy and the Brain
Instructions for Using the Female Brain
Pursuing the Future
Changing the Outcomes
Bibliography and References
Index
Biography
Cynthia L. Darlington
