TED talk by Louann Brizendine

The TED talk that I watched and analyzed was one given by Louann Brizendine at Berkley about the differences between male and female brains. Louann Brizendine is well known for her progress and work in studying the differences between males and females. Her main interest in this study is the differences between the male and female brain, and also how gay and transgender brains differ from the male and female brains.

In her speech, Louann Brizendine gives information about how the male and female brains are developed differently starting at conception; in the male child, the brain goes through what she calls a testosterone margination process which allows some parts of the brain and others to shrink so that it differs from the female brain. At a glance, the male and female brains look the same; however, there are small variations in sizes and pathways that cause the inherent differences between boys and girls.

Her information was delivered really well and I was able to follow along with the scientific information because she made it relatable and understandable. She was also able to bring in some great humor that lightened the mood and made everyone want to listen to information that could actually be really easy to tune out. Over all, the speech was informative and helped me understand a lot about why certain things work differently between males and females.