THE MALE BRAIN

A vast amount of neurological research is made accessible by the author’s sympathetic view of men’s challenges and an earnest reading by narrator Kimberly Farr. Her consistency and skillful control of the drama in her performance blend the medical findings and human narratives into a smooth and informative audio. From birth to old age, the author says, chemical properties in a man’s brain stimulate phenomena like fascination with movement and things, exploratory behavior, competitive play, pair-bonding, and even resistance to hearing female speech patterns. The work is a level-headed invitation to refrain from judging a man’s behavior by female norms and from taking his behavior too personally. Without diminishing a man’s responsibility for his excesses, the audio promotes understanding by shedding light on familiar gender conflicts. T.W. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2010]