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Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Brain, Gender, Language

Brain, Gender, Language

腦神經科學 ─ 大腦與性別

Chinese View of Sexual Difference

君子小人之分

《黃帝內經‧素問》01【上古天真論】

 帝曰:人年老而無子者,材力盡邪?將天數然也?岐伯曰:女子七歲腎氣盛,齒更髮長。二七而天癸至,任脈通,太衝脈盛,月事以時下,故有子。三七腎氣平均,故真牙生而長極。四七筋骨堅,髮長極,身體盛壯。五七陽脈衰,面始焦,髮始白。七七任脈虛,太衝脈衰少,天癸竭,地道不通,故形壞而無子也。丈夫八歲腎氣實,髮長齒更。二八腎氣盛,天癸至,精氣溢瀉,陰陽和,故能有子。三八腎氣平均,筋骨勁強,故真牙生而長極。四八腎氣隆盛,肌肉滿壯。五八腎氣衰,髮墮齒槁。六八陽氣衰竭於上,面焦,髮鬢頒白。七八肝氣衰,筋不能動,天癸竭,精少,腎臟衰,形體皆極。八八則髮去。腎者主水,受五臟六腑之精而藏之,故五臟盛,乃能瀉。今五臟皆衰,筋骨解墮,天癸盡矣,故髮鬢白,身體重,行步不正,而無子耳。

 帝曰:有其年巳老,而有子者:何也?岐伯曰:此其天壽過度,氣脈常通,而腎氣有餘也。此雖有子,男子不過盡八八,女子不過盡七七,而天地之精氣皆竭矣。

Biological Aspects of Sexual Difference

Cognitive Aspects of Sexual Difference

Linguistic Aspects of Sexual Difference

Gender in Language

Role of Language in Shaping Gender Role

Language Development

Language Use

Aphasia Incidence

Aphasia Recovery

Evolutionary Biology / Psychology

Brain Language Co-Evolution

Sexual Lie and Brain Evolution

References

2007 Sex on the Brain by Daniel G. Md Amen (Author)

The vast majority of love and sex occurs in the brain. Your brain decides who is attractive to you, how to get a date, how well you do on the date, what to do with the feelings that develop, how long those feelings last, when to commit, and how well you do as a partner and a parent. Your brain helps you be enthusiastic in the bedroom or drains you of desire and passion. Your brain helps you process and learn from a breakup or makes you vulnerable to depression or obsession.”

While plastic surgeons, diet gurus, and the pharmaceutical industry may have convinced you that they hold the secret to a fulfilling sex life, the truth is that you already have the only thing you really need: a brain. As the largest and most sensitive sexual organ in the body, a healthy human brain enhances your sex life and heightens sensation. A troubled brain, however, makes emotional and physical connection with others difficult. So forget the implants, the fad diets, and the pills. Learning about this intriguing and sexy organ is the key to your sexual satisfaction.

Based on Dr. Daniel Amen’s latest research in practical neuroscience, Sex on the Brain shares 12 lessons that help you enhance your love and sex lives through understanding and improving brain function. Filled with practical suggestions and information on how sex can save your life, Sex on the Brain reveals:

• How sex helps prevent heart disease, improve memory, stave off cancer, and boost your immune system

• How the differences between men’s and women’s brains affect our perceptions and interest in sex—and how you can understand these differences to make the most of the opportunities with your partner

• Why breakups hurt so much, and what you can do to ease the pain

• Surefire techniques to fix common problems—depression, PMS(premenstrual syndrome : a condition in which some women experience unpleasant physical and emotional feelings for a few days before their period), ADD—that get in the way of good sex

• How to make yourself unforgettable to your partner

Everyone wants to know how to improve his or her love life, but so few of us understand the integral role that the brain plays in getting us in the mood, keeping us excited about our partner, and helping us achieve greater satisfaction. Sex on the Brain explains everything, showing you how use your brain to create a healthy, happy, and hot sex life.

2006 The SAGE Handbook of Gender and Communication by Bonnie J. Dow (Editor), Julia T. Wood (Editor)

The SAGE Handbook of Gender and Communication is a vital resource for those seeking to explore the complex interactions of gender and communication. Editors Bonnie J. Dow and Julia T. Wood, together with an illustrious group of contributors, review and evaluate the state of the gender and communication field through the discussion of existing theories and research, as well as through identification of important directions for future scholarship. The first of its kind, this Handbook examines the primary contexts in which gender and communication are shaped, reflected, and expressed: interpersonal, organizational, rhetoric, media, and intercultural/global.

Key Features:

  • Brings together the expertise of leading scholars: Esteemed scholars edit each section and leading researchers in the field author each chapter. The distillation of scholarship in each area by seasoned scholars clarifies what is and is not known in that area of research.
  • Offers historical and theoretical perspectives: Authors discuss the development of gender and communication research during the past three decades and examine the theories, questions, and issues about gender and communication that are ascending to define the next stage of work in the area.
  • Provides comprehensive reference lists: Each section summarizes existing theory and research related to an area of gender and communication scholarship and guides readers to the central works in the field, as well as directs future scholarship toward the most urgent, important, and promising topics, methodologies, and/or perspectives.

2006 Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know about the Emerging Science of Sex Differences by Leonard Sax

2006 養男育女調不同 - 大腦不同,學習型態不同,情緒表達方式不同,教養方法當然應該不同! Why Gender Matters Leonard Sax / 洪蘭

1992 Brain Sex: The Real Difference Between Men and Women by Anne Moir and David Jessel

1998 腦內乾坤 - 男女有別,其來有自 Brain Sex Anne Moir & David Jessel / 洪蘭

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