The Male Brain by Louann Brizendine

Author:Louann Brizendine [Brizendine, Louann M.D.]
Format: epub
Tags: Neuroendocrinology, Sex differences, Neuropsychology, Gender Psychology, Science, Medical, Men, General, Brain, Neuroscience, Psychology Of Men, Physiology, Psychology
ISBN: 9780767927536
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Published: 2009-10-27T04:00:00+00:00

THREE: THE MATING BRAIN: LOVE AND LUST

The Mating Brain: Love and Lust : For a review on similarities and differences in the mate preferences and choices of women and men, see Geary 2004 and Young 2008.

lit up like a slot machine : For more on brain circuits for male courtship behaviors, see Pfaff 2002, Fernandez-Guasti 2000, Wu 2009, Maner 2007b, and Manoli 2006.

of his ancient mating brain : Voraceck 2006 found that the ultimate goal of female physical attractiveness is to elicit male sexual arousal. They found that males focused more on waist-to-hip ratio in women they saw moving and more on bust size in women who were stationary. In humans, the nucleus of the preoptic area of the hypothalamus is two to two and a half times larger in the male brain compared with the female. And Welling 2008 found that changes in testosterone levels contribute to the strength of men's attraction to femininity in women.

in men across all cultures: Singh 2002. mate-detection circuit was visual : Tsujimura 2009 found that in the non-intercourse video clip, gaze time for the face and body of the actress was significantly longer among men than among women.

mating brain read Nicole right : Amador 2005 found that both sexes place high value on traits like dependable character, emotional stability/maturity, and pleasing disposition, as well as mutual attraction and love. Women in the study placed industrious character, and good financial prospects. Men cared more about the woman's fitness and good health, good cooking/ housekeeping skills, and good looks.

higher emphasis on ambitious/ similar educational background,

cute and looked harmless enough : Maner 2008 and Shoup 2008. For more on mating judgments of men versus women, see Gangestad 1993 and 2000.

cues as Ryan and Nicole: Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1972. not out of his league : Bateson 2005 and Alpern 2005 found that both men and women become less choosy over time, as the highest-ranking and most fit and attractive individuals pair off first. This means that for a male to be chosen by her as the best, all he has to do is outshine the other males he is being compared with on the specific characteristics she is focusing on.

"I'm here to watch you": O'Hair 1987 and Farrow 2003.

wrong with meeting those expectations: O'Hair 1987 and Haselton 2005. with the highest-pitched voices : Apicella 2009. Sokhi 2005 found that female and male voices activate different regions of the male brain. Hughes 2008 and Pipitone 2008 found that a woman's voice attractiveness varies across the menstrual cycle.

go weak in the knees : And Roney 2008 found that women are more attracted to men's masculine characteristics, like jutting jaw and large muscles, during the ovulatory phase of the menstrual cycle.

potentially a good genetic match : Savic 2001b found that men are most attracted to the scent of women who are genetically Lundstrom hormonal birth control do not make the same pheromones or have the ovulatory-phase rise in testosterone derivatives like androstenedione that stimulate the sweat glands to produce those feminine "come-hither" pheromones.

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