Gina Rippon
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
For decades if not centuries, science has backed up society's simple dictum that men and women are hardwired differently, that the world is divided by two different kinds of brains-male and female. However, new research in neuroimaging suggests that this is little more than "neurotrash." In this powerfully argued work, acclaimed professor of neuroimaging, Gina Rippon, finally challenges this damaging myth by showing how the science community has...
Author
Publisher
Seal Press
Pub. Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
"Who comes to mind when you think about an autistic person? It might be yourself, a relative or friend, a public figure, a fictional character, or a stereotyped image. Regardless, for most of us, it's likely to be someone male. Autistic women are systematically underdiagnosed, under-researched, and underserved by medical and social systems--to devastating effects. In Off the Spectrum, cognitive neuroscientist Gina Rippon sheds light on how old ideas...
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