Sex and Cognition
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Sex and Cognition
By (Author) Doreen Kimura
MIT Press Ltd
Bradford Books
24th July 2000
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Psychology: sexual behaviour
Gender studies, gender groups
155.33
Winner of Honorable Mention in the category of Psychology in the 1999 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Annual Awards Competition presented by the Association of American Publishers, Inc. 1999
Physical Properties
Paperback
230
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 10mm
318g
Description
Provides an overview of what is known about the neural and hormonal bases of sex differences in behaviour, particularly differences in cognitive ability. The author argues that men and women differ not only in physical attributes and reproductive function but also in how they solve common problems. She offers evidence that the effects of sex hormones on brain organization occur so early in life that, from the start, the environment is acting on differently wired brains in girls and boys. She presents various behavioural, neurological and endocrinological studies that shed light on the processes giving rise to the sex differences in the brain.
Reviews
"Kimura provides an authoritative overview of the field of sexdifferences in cognition, moving from hormones to cognition, genes tobehavior, in a calm and clear way. This book will be a valuableresource for students and teachers of cognitive science." Simon Baron-Cohen , Departments of Experimental Psychologyand Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, UK
