#410: The Male Brain

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2018

⏱️ 43 minutes

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There’s a common argument out there that gender differences are just the product of socialization. Implicitly and explicitly, the argument goes, culture tells men and women how men and women should behave. My guest todayargues that the drivers of male and female behavior are little more complex than that. In fact, about 50% of the differences between men and women are rooted in our biology, beginning with how our respective brains form in utero. Her name is Louann Brizendine. She’s a neuropsychiatrist, a professor at the University of California, San Francisco, and the author of two books: The Female Brainand The Male Brain. Today we discuss that latter work, and the trajectory the male brain takes from prenatal life through old age. We begin our conversation discussing how a megadose of testosterone in the womb wires a male brain differently from a female brain and how that influences how boys socialize and learn during childhood. Louann then discusses how the male brain is re-structured again with another megadose of testosterone during puberty and the impact that has on a teen's behavior. She then walks us through what happens to the male brain when a man falls in love, has kids, and enters mature adulthood. Consider this podcast an intro guide to how your brain works (assuming you’re a dude listening to this, though female listeners will also get some insights into why the males in their lives act the way they do). Get the show notes at aom.is/malebrain.

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0:00.0	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:15.0	Brett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:19.0	There's an argument out there that gender differences are just the product of socialization.
0:23.2	Implicitly and explicitly, the argument goes, culture tells men and women how men and women should behave.
0:28.0	My guest today argues that drivers of male and female behavior are a little more complex than that.
0:32.3	In fact, about 50% of the differences between men and women are rooted in our biology,
0:36.3	beginning with how our respective brains form in utero.
0:38.8	Her name is Luanne Brisendine. She's a neurosciciatrist,
0:41.3	professor at the University of California San Francisco, and the author of two books,
0:44.5	The Female Brain and The Male Brain. Today, we discuss the latter work.
0:48.0	And the trajectory of the male brain takes from prenatal life all the way through old age.
0:52.0	We begin our conversation discussing how a mega-dose of testosterone in the womb
0:55.1	wires a male brain differently from the female brain,
0:57.3	and how that influences how boys socialize and learn during childhood.
1:00.8	Luanne then discusses how the male brain is restructured again with another mega-dose of testosterone
1:04.9	during puberty and the impact that has on a teen's behavior.
1:08.0	She then walks through what happens to the male brain when a male falls in love,
1:10.9	has kids, and enters mature adulthood.
1:13.4	Consider this podcast and intro guide to how your brain works,
1:16.0	assuming you're a dude listening to this, though female listeners will also get insights
1:19.8	on why the males in their lives act the way they do.
1:22.5	After the show is over, check out the show notes at a-wim.io-slash-malebrain.
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