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The Women’s Brain Book

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In this fully revised and updated edition, neuroscientist Dr Sarah McKay delivers the essential guide to understanding women's brain health and wellbeing, redefining how we think and talk about the female brain across the lifespan.

Women's brain health is no longer a niche topic. Neuroscience is uncovering answers to questions women have pondered for generations - demystifying everything from puberty, periods, contraception, pregnancy, sex and love to menopause, hormone therapy and dementia.

Understanding how the brain is shaped by genetics, hormones and life experiences is vital for women to maintain their health and embrace their unique strengths at every stage of life.

This empowering and practical book takes you on a journey through the lifespan, exploring:

- Life in utero
- Infancy and childhood
- Puberty and the teenage brain
- The menstrual cycle
- Sex, love and relationships
- Pregnancy and motherhood
- Menopause
- Depression, anxiety and mental health
- The ageing brain

Dr McKay weaves together the latest research, captivating stories and interviews with leading neuroscientists and medical professionals working in women's health, hormones, development, reproduction, mental health and ageing. This new edition provides crucial insights into your brain health and mental wellbeing and reveals what is going on inside your head at every age and life stage.

Critics Review

McKay summarises not only what we know, but what questions we should be asking next.
Sunday Territorian
Author Dr Sarah McKay
Narrator Fiona Macleod
Duration 10 hours and 52 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9780733653902
Format Audiobook
Publisher Hachette Australia
Genre Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Women’s health
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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