The Essential Difference

Men, Women and the Extreme Male Brain

Simon Baron-Cohen

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English

Penguin
22 August 2012

Psychology of gender; Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; Popular psychology

Why are female brains better at empathasing?

How are male brains designed to analyse systems?

And what really makes men and women different?

Men and women have always seemed to think in entirely different ways, from conversation and communication to games and gadgets. But are these differences created by society, or do our minds come ready-wired one way or another, with female brains tending towards interaction and male towards organisation? And could this mean that autism - rather than being a mental anomaly - is in fact simply an extreme male brain?

Simon Baron-Cohen explores list-making, lying and two decades of research in a ground-breaking examination of how our brains can be male or female but always completely fascinating.

'This is no Mars/Venus whimsy, but the conclusion fron twenty years of experiment.' Evening Standard

'A devastating contribution to teh gender debate.' Mail on Sunday

'A fascinating, thought-provoking book.' Observer

By: Simon Baron-Cohen
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 213g
ISBN: 9780241961353
ISBN 10: 0241961351
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 22 August 2012
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Simon Baron-Cohen is Professor at Cambridge University in the fields of psychology and psychiatry. He is also the Director of Cambridge's internationally-renowned Autism Research Centre. He has carried out research into social neuroscience over a career spanning twenty years. He is the author of Mindblindness and Zero Degrees of Empathy.

Reviews for The Essential Difference: Men, Women and the Extreme Male Brain

This is no Mars/Venus whimsy, but the conclusion fron twenty years of experiment Evening Standard This is a fascinating, thought-provoking book. Women will want to talk about it. Men will sit silent and brood over its details Observer Compelling... the book's final and probably most controversial argument is a treat for those who simply enjoy a good idea Guardian A thought-provoking take on the minds of men and women Evening Standard A devastating new contribution to the gender debate...dynamite Mail on Sunday The minds of men and women are very different - and here at last is the scientific proof... scholarly but never dry, this will definitely provoke lively discussion Daily Mail