The Male Brain

A Breakthrough Understanding of How Men and Boys Think

By: Louann Brizendine M.D.

Narrated by: Kimberly Farr

Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

Dr. Louann Brizendine, the founder of the first clinic in the country to study gender differences in brain, behavior, and hormones, turns her attention to the male brain, showing how, through every phase of life, the "male reality" is fundamentally different from the female one. Exploring the latest breakthroughs in male psychology and neurology with her trademark accessibility and candor, she reveals that the male brain:

• is a lean, mean, problem-solving machine. Faced with a personal problem, a man will use his analytical brain structures, not his emotional ones, to find a solution.
• thrives under competition, instinctively plays rough and is obsessed with rank and hierarchy.
• has an area for sexual pursuit that is 2.5 times larger than the female brain, consuming him with sexual fantasies about female body parts.
• experiences such a massive increase in testosterone at puberty that he perceive others' faces to be more aggressive.

The Male Brain finally overturns the stereotypes. Impeccably researched and at the cutting edge of scientific knowledge, this is a book that every man, and especially every woman bedeviled by a man, will need to own.

©2010 Louann Brizendine (P)2010 Random House

Critic reviews

"Louann Brizendine has done a great favor for every man who wants to understand the puzzling women in his life. A breezy and enlightening guide to women and a must-read for men." (Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence)

Informative

Married, mother of 3 sons & Nana of 8 grandsons ... love, love, loved it!

Nothing new.

I was ready to learn a bunch from this book, but none of it is new information.

Matter of fact

Thank you Dr. Luanne Brizendine for helping me understand myself and my ex-wife and my daughter

WORTHWHILE!

l am a 68 year old retired male. Always intrested in the 'why' people are the way they are. Read both books when they first came out. Understood the Male Brain more than the Female Brain. (Understandable). Could identify with most of the Male Brain. Was married for 31 years, then divorced ((amicably) younger spouse's request; 10 year age defference) at age 62. We have two daughters & two granddaughters. One (the first) that is married and does not like father's conservative views. The youngest was never married; she (31) and her two amazing daughters are currently living with me. I can not definitively say the books could have worked for us; however, not realizing this information is detrimental in the current sexual/politecal revolution. My background is in physics (USAF Missile Guidance & Control Systems, and Computer Technology); 30 years. Avocation: Theology/Sociology/Philosophy (Eastern and Western); 50+ years.
Knowledge is never out of style...!

Liked more than Female Brain

I am a woman, and I liked The Male Brain more than the book The Female Brain. For me as a woman, I like that this psychiatrist says that daily masturbation is normal; that is something that I felt I needed to hide before I heard this book. Unfortunately, this book does not cover a subject that I find fascinating: genius men. Genius men often are not alpha males, athletic, or strong, but they did much to benefit the human species. This book is more about "primitive, animalistic" male traits. Supposedly Isaac Newton died a virgin, so although he was not successful at procreation, he did much to contribute to humankind. And men, don't worry about establishing hierarchy by rough-housing; I doubt that Bill Gates was much of an athletic jock. I would like a book on gay and transgender brains.

A definite eye opener!!

I learned so much new information .
bravo. I passed it on two friends quickly. The older age empty nest chapter was amazingly correct. My Psychology Professor recommended this book, as well as The Female Brain.

Powerful insight

First of all, this book is entertaining and easy to follow.
I devoured this book in record time: I was actively looking for excuses to keep listening.
The insights into so many of the auto-pilot mechanisms of our own brain are no doubt powerful. It is a different kind of mindfulness, the one that allows you to be aware of where your brain will try to lead you, depending on the circumstances and your age. It works.
It's also a bit reassuring to know that there are still some experts that won't discard the male brain as simple, but actually take an interest and study it.
For the aforementioned reasons, I am now more than motivated to launch myself into the devouring of the other book, about the female brain.

Great Book

This gave me a more understanding of the way men think as they grow up.

SCIENCE!!!!!!P

loved the culmination of science alongside a timelined human story puts prospective on all that hard science

wildly outdated concepts

This author appears to have taken (outdated) scientific ideas and simplified them to such a degree that they border on fiction.