Meet
Gina Rippon
discussing
Gender and Our Brains: How Neuroscience Explodes the Myths of the Male and Female Minds
Monday, September 16, 8pm
Books & Books, Coral Gables
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 into two different kinds of brains—male and female.
In this powerfully argued work, acclaimed professor of neuroimaging Gina Rippon finally challenges this damaging myth by showing how the scientific community has engendered bias and stereotype by rewarding studies that show differences rather than similarities. Drawing on cutting-edge research in neuroscience and psychology, Rippon presents the latest evidence which finally proves that brains are like mosaics comprised of both male and female components, and that they remain plastic, adapting throughout the course of a person’s life.
Gina Rippon 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. Rippon 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.
She lives in the United Kingdom.