Louann Brizendine at TEDxBerkeley

Louann Brizendine, M.D. is a practicing neuropsychiatrist, a New York Times best- selling author, and a media commentator specializing in sex differences and The Male and Female Brain.
She completed her degree in Neurobiology at UC Berkeley, graduated from Yale School of Medicine and did her internship and residency at Harvard Medical School. She has also served on both the faculties of Harvard University and University of California at San Francisco. Now an endowed professor at UCSF, Dr. Brizendine pursues active clinical, teaching, writing and research activities, where she founded the Women's Mood and Hormone Clinic in 1994 and continues to serve as the clinic's director. Her first book, "The Female Brain," has been translated into 30 languages and its follow-up, "The Male Brain," is now in15 languages.
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[@GuppyPal]

As a guy, I really appreciate her stating the importance of men and dads. Men need women, women need men, and children need BOTH parents. There's a reason both men and women exist.

[@KamrulIslam-sg6wj]

I am just speechless after reading her books. I don’t know what will be the proper praise her. I respect her so much. She changed my notions about female and this book gives me lots of answer about female and finally I am convinced and got fully mental satisfaction.

[@rocdur57]

Siiii, yo estoy en igual situación, cuánto me habría ahorrado de angustia si hubiera leído su libro ha e 20 años!!!!!😢

[@rozalinapiano]

Huge fan! Love the fact that I can hear her live, in addition to her fabulous books...

[@richardlanahan8089]

It is refreshing to listen to a contemporary academic scientist not attempting to disprove the obvious.

[@SearchingforSage]

This was a great ted talk! Very funny and informative. Thank you for sharing!

[@yamilandres]

only 20K views in 7 years since published?
that's very weird

[@vkdeen7570]

@@Knucklehead4400 it's a sad world when the truth is considered dangerous.

[@SteveSpears-Kuhlah]

8:57 She's referring to the Magnocellular Medial Preoptic Nucleus (2.5x larger in the male brain)

[@willythebluebear]

I just ordered her book, seems so exciting

[@20vtmk1]

While you're at it you should read Fine's book "Delusions of Gender" which in Chapter 14 offers a concise and damning critique of Brizendine's misrepresentation of scientific literature.

[@analitaboh437]

At 6:43, after describing how girls and boys play differently, she says "No one's taught these children at 3, 4, 5, 6 to do that". That's not true! They've already had years of exposure to culture and it's many ways of marking binary gender roles.

[@ricardomendoza.oficial]

Brilliant content, congratulations

[@m_k6314]

I’m here because of that ad

[@lightx7942]

lmfao.

[@rikardbostrom595]

samsies

[@derivativecovariant2341]

Let's act as if we dont know what ad ur talking about

[@rikardbostrom595]

@@derivativecovariant2341 It's an ad on how to hit on women

[@jamalcoded]

😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@adrianaadnan7704]

We larrrve yuhhh louanne!!!! U go girLLL!

[@bigdeweyj]

This chick is off the chain at about 11.00.

[@CK-rs1zl]

Absolutely based

[@yusraraouf4839]

you mean work backed up by science is biased?????/

[@iforget6940]

@@yusraraouf4839 no based meaning cool.

[@truthbetold2146]

@@yusraraouf4839😂😂😂😂 it’s based!! ✅

[@ekaterinastaneva9922]

Grad to see only limited amout of bigoted comments.

[@jibstale2256]

I'm a kid, am I aloud to watch this.

[@Justcars-hv3jl]

Jibs Tale no

[@Emma88178]

This is still very controversial since many other scientists have argued that there really is not a whole lot of differences between men and women and we’re more alike than different. Since we are of the same species after all.

[@willnill7946]

Well all sane and rational humans know men and women’s brains are different but thank you for your comment

[@123n704123]

@@willnill7946 humans have instinctual need to think of things in binary terms. Do all "male brains" function the same? Do all "female brains" function the same? Are the differences between the sexes greater than within the sexes? In the end we are humans capable of independent thoughts and we know the world isn't a simple binary system of pink and blue

[@ronburgundy3444]

@@willnill7946 What about diverse people?

[@MindDrip]

This is literally what she said in the beginning of her talk

[@truthbetold2146]

Nah…. This is only controversial to those who want their own opinion to be taken as reality

[@audribrizendine6302]

same last name 😎

[@jasonrouleau5647]

The audio on this video either has too much testosterone or not enough.

[@alikay3766]

the wet noises coming from her mic are sickening

[@andreacuellar8644]

Wonder what the Cultural Marxists would think of this.

[@thereddrob]

Hazard, Ky!

[@emilyscloset2648]

Slightly not trans-inclusive with some slightly yikes-y moments but generally interesting

[@artielarengano9287]

Shut up