Sexing The Brain

In times past, women were regarded as being socially inferior to men on biological grounds. Science, allegedly, had proved that the mental capabilities of women were less sophisticated - a deficiency hard-wired into the brain. In 'Sexing the Brain', Lesley Rogers provides a readable account of the science of sex differences in brain behaviour. She addresses a variety of topical questions. Are there sex differences in how we think and feel? Is language processed in different parts of the brain in men and women? Is there a gay genre? She concludes that a greater appreciation of the complexities of biological and social contributions to behaviour can lead us to a better understanding of sex, gender and brain.