He, She, and the Brain. A Neuroscientist's Perspective on Our Similarities and Differences

In the modern world, where women can be leaders and men can take care of children, there remains a fundamental misunderstanding of the similarities and differences between the sexes. Recent studies show that women are often prescribed the wrong treatment for depression or insomnia because doctors mistakenly believe that the structure of the male and female brain is identical. However, this is not the case. Swedish psychiatrist and neuroscientist Markus Heilig, in discussions about equality with his daughters, realized how little he knows about the brains of men and women. The search for answers and the desire for the best for his daughters prompted the author to conduct research in collaboration with leading neuroscientists. In this book, you will find unexpected facts and stories from the world of sciences that will make you look at our society differently. FROM THIS BOOK YOU WILL LEARN: • why equality and equivalence are different things; • how to make the world fair and comfortable for everyone; • why gender does not affect mathematical abilities, yet men are more likely to choose this direction; • what modern science says about the differences between men and women; • where memories are stored and whether feelings differ between the sexes.