The Male Brain

By eight weeks after conception, the male brain is flooded with enough testosterone to radically alter its structure. And over the course of a lifetime, a male's brain will be shaped and reshaped by genes and sex hormones, resulting in the behaviors that alternately attach and exasperate, intrigue and baffle women—and that remain equally mysterious to men themselves. Drawing on her clinical work and the research in many fields, from neuroscience to behavioral endocrinology, the author reveals that the male brain: Is a problem-solving machine ~ Thrives under competition and is obsessed with rank and hierarchy ~ At certain points in its development has difficulty following the pitch and cadence of female speech ~ Has an area of sexual pursuit 2.5 times larger than the female's brainThe Male Brain provides a behind-the-scenes "brain's-eye view" of male behavior.An unabridged recording on 4 CDs (4.5 hours).