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Detail The XX Brain
Author : Lisa Mosconi
Pages : pages
Publisher : Penguin Audio
Language : eng
ISBN-10 : B0815C24JF
ISBN-13 :
Synopsis The XX Brain
The first book to address cognitive enhancement and Alzheimer's prevention specifically in women--and to frame brain health as an essential component of Women's Health. Women are far more likely than men to suffer from anxiety, depression, migraines, brain injuries, strokes, and even Alzheimer's disease. However, through the lens of 'Women's Health', women's brains won't make the cut.Now, the director of the Women's Brain Initiative at Weill Cornell Medical College gives women the first plan to address the unique risks and strengths of the female brain.Until now, medical research has focused on "bikini medicine," assuming that women are essentially men with breasts and tubes. The XX Brain confronts this crisis by revealing how the two powerful X chromosomes that distinguish women from men impact our brain first and foremost.The XX Brain builds from the recognition that women's brains age distinctly from men's, due mostly to the decline of a key brain-protective hormone: