Professor, Author to Explain Female Brain

Louann Brizendine, MD, a UCSF neuropsychiatrist and author of the book, The Female Brain, will speak about her work at a public forum at UCSF Mission Bay on Tuesday, March 27. The UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health and Women's Forum West will present Brizendine, who will discuss "The Female Brain: Understanding How the Female Brain Work," at Genentech Hall on the UCSF Mission Bay campus. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with a reception, and the presentation starts at 6:30 p.m. Cost to attend the presentation is $30. To register, please call the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health at 415/353-2668. Brizendine has received considerable media attention for her first book, published last August, which is now being translated into 19 languages. She has appeared on numerous shows, including Martha Stewart's and the Today Show, and has traveled abroad explaining the findings from her book. Brizendine calls the book an "owner's manual" for women, showing how the female brain sees the world differently and reacts differently than the male brain at every stage of life, from newborn to old age. Brizendine completed her undergraduate degree in neurobiology at UC Berkeley, graduated from the Yale School of Medicine and completed her residency in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, where she also served on the faculty. At UCSF, Brizendine pursues clinical, teaching, writing and research activities. She is the founder and director of the UCSF Women's and Teen Girl's Mood and Hormone Clinic, the nation's first clinic designed to assess and treat women of all ages experiencing disruption of mood, energy, anxiety, sexual function and well-being related to hormonal influences on the brain. The third of a three-part series on Aging Gracefully, the forum will be moderated by Nancy Milliken, MD, director of the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health and vice dean of the UCSF School of Medicine. Related Links: In The Female Brain, UCSF's Brizendine Describes How Women See the World
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