Category: Books

As promised here is a summary of my crowd sourced list of Sex/Gender Brain literature, thanks to the #scio11 crowd, the gender studies librarian at UNL, and some neurology friends who wish to remain anonymous for sending in titles for this list.

I’m presenting these title in alphabetical order by year in reverse chronological order. One word of caution, I would do some research if you’re planning on buying any of these titles. This list is a compilation of recommendations, I have not personally researched each and every one of these titles and they may not all be as rigorous in their scientific study as others. Other titles do not focus exclusively on gender/sex issues in the brain. Not sure about a book? Try requesting it through interlibrary loan first, that way you aren’t stuck with it if you don’t feel that it fits your needs.

1. Brain storm: the flaws in the science of sex difference by Rebecca M. Jordan-Young 2010
2. Delusions of gender: how our minds society, and neurosexism create Differences by Cordelia Fine 2010
3. Gay, Straight, and the Reason Why: The Science of Sexual Orientation by Simon LeVay 2010
4. Man and Woman: An Inside Story by Donald W. Pfaff 2010
5. Mind the gap: tracing the origins of human universals by Peter M. Kappeler, Joan B. Silk (Editors) 2010
6. The Neuropsychology of women by Elaine Fletcher-Janzen 2010
7. Sex difference in the human brain, their underpinnings and implications by Ivanka Savic-Berglund 2010 (Volume 186, Progress in Brain Research)
8. Discovering Human Sexuality by Simon LeVay 2009
9. Pink brain, blue brain: how small differences grow into troublesome gaps–and what we can do about it by Lise Eliot 2009
10. Neuroscience of birdsong by H Philip Zeigler, Peter Marler 2008
11. Sex differences in the brain: from genes to behavior by Jill B. Becker (editor) 2008
12. Sexualized brains: scientific modeling of emotional intelligence from a cultural perspective by Nicole C Karafyllis and Gotling Ulshoefer 2008
13. The Gay Gene Discovery by Linda Sones Feinberg 2008
14. Oxford handbook of evolutionary psychology by R.I.M. Dunbar and Lourise Barrett 2007
15. The singing neanderthals: the origins of music, language, mind and body by Steven Mithen 2007
16. Biology of personality and individual differences by Turhan Canli 2006
17. Olfaction and the brain by Warrick J. Brewer, David Castle and Christos Pantelis 2006
18. The owner’s manual for the brain: everyday applications from mind-brain research by Pierce J Howard 2006
19. The Cambridge encyclopedia of child development by Brian Hopkins 2005
20. Developmental origins of aggression by Richard E Tremblay, Willard W. Hartup, John Archer 2005
21. Sex differences in lateralization in the animal brain by V.L. Bianki & E.B. Fillippova, Translated from Russian by Tatiana A. Ganf and edited by Robert Miller 2005
22. Sex in mind: the gendered brain in nineteenth-century literature and mental science by Rachel Malane 2005
23. Brain gender by Melissa Hines 2004
24. Psychosomatic: Feminism and the neurological body by Elizabeth A. Wilson 2004
25. Unzipping gender: sex, cross-dressing and culture by Charlotte Suthrell 2004
26. Why we love: the nature and chemistry of romantic love by Helen E Fisher 2004
27. Dr. Tatiana’s Sex Advice to All Creation: The Definitive Guide to the Evolutionary Biology of Sex by Olivia Judson 2003
28. The essential difference: the truth about the male and female brain by Simon Baron-Cohen?? ?2003
29. Gene Worship: Moving Beyond the Nature/ Nurture Debate Over Genes, Brain and Gender by Gisela T. Kaplan 2003
30. The female brain by Cynthia Darlington 2002
31. The science of romance: secrets of the sexual brain by Nigel Barber 2002
32. Evolutionary anatomy of the primate cerebral cotex by Dean Falk & Kathleen R Gibson (Editors) 2001
33. Sexing the brain by Lesley Rogers 2001
34. Brain Injury and Gender Role Strain: Rebuilding Adult Lifestyles After Injury by Sharon A. Gutman 2000
35. Mood disorders in women by Meir Steiner, Kimberly A Yonkers, Elias Eriksson (Editors) 2000
36. Sexual differentiation of the brain by Akira Matsumoto (Editor) 2000
37. Women and Schizophrenia by David J Castle, John McGarth, and Jayashi Kulkarni (Editors) 2000
38. Lethal Violence: a sourcebook on fatal domestic, acquaintance, and stranger violence by Harold V. Hall (Editor) 1999
39. Sex on the brain: the biological differences between men and women by Deborah Blum 1998
40. The Integrative neurobiology of affiliation by C Sue Carter, I. Izja Lederhendler and Brian Kirkpatrick (Editors) 1997
41. Rethinking masculinity: philosophical explorations in light of feminism by Larry May, Robert Strikwerda, and Patrick D Hopkins (Editors) 1996
42. S/he brain: science, sexual politics, and the myths of feminism by Robert L. Nadeau 1996
43. Male / female roles: opposing viewpoints by Jonathan S. Petrikin (Editor) 1995
44. Sex, Cells, and Same-Sex Desire: The Biology of Sexual Preference by David A Parker 1995 (The Research on Homosexuality Series)
45. The sexual brain by Simon LeVay 1993
46. The Science of Desire: The Search for the Gay Gene and the Biology of Behavior by Dean Hamer, Peter Copeland 1991
47. Effects of neonatal ethanol treatment on subsequent behaviors in male adult rats and their untreated offspring by Anne Jocelyn Ritchie 1990 http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI9121935/
48. Pubertal status and psychosocial development: Findings from the Early Adolescence Study by Lisa J. Crockett, Anne C. Petersen 1987 http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/psychfacpub/227/
49. Sexual differentiation of the brain: based on a work session of the Neurosciences Research Program by Robert W. Goy and Bruce S. McEwen (Editors) 1980
50. Pittfalls in research on sex and gender by Ruth Hubbard and Marian Lowe 1979

Thanks again to the many contributors to this list!