{"product_id":"the-gendered-brain-gina-rippon","title":"The Gendered Brain (Gina Rippon)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbie or Lego? Reading maps or reading emotions? Do you have a female brain or a male brain? Or is that the \u003ci\u003ewrong question\u003c\/i\u003e? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On a daily basis we face deeply ingrained beliefs that our sex determines our skills and preferences, from toys and colours to career choice and salaries. But what does this mean for our thoughts, decisions and behaviour? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Using the latest cutting-edge neuroscience, Gina Rippon unpacks the stereotypes that bombard us from our earliest moments and shows how these messages mould our ideas of ourselves and even shape our brains. Rigorous, timely and liberating, \u003ci\u003eThe Gendered Brain\u003c\/i\u003e has huge repercussions for women and men, for parents and children, and for how we identify ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Highly accessible... Revolutionary to a glorious degree' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Gina Rippon\u003c\/b\u003e is an international researcher in the field of cognitive neuroscience based at the Aston Brain Centre at Aston University in Birmingham. Her research involves the use of state-of-the-art brain-imaging techniques to investigate developmental disorders such as autism. She is a regular contributor to events such as the British Science Festival, New Scientist Live and the Sceptics in the Pub series. In 2015 she was made an Honorary Fellow of the British Science Association for her contributions to the public communication of science. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe is also an advocate for initiatives to help overcome the under-representation of women in STEM subjects. As part of a European Union Gender Equality Network, she has addressed conferences all over the world. She belongs to WISE and ScienceGrrl, and is a member of Robert Peston's Speakers4Schools programme and the Inspiring the Future initiative. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gendered Brain\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book for the general reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-Format, Englisch, 448 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65886081548637,"sku":"K082079512","price":13.1,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8207951200001A.jpg?v=1789061393","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-gendered-brain-gina-rippon","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}