{"product_id":"sex-in-the-brain-how-seizures-strokes-dementia-tumors-and-trauma-can-change-your-sex-life-9780231195904","title":"Sex in the Brain  How Seizures Strokes Dementia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmee Baird explores memorable cases of brain injuries and disease that have effected significant changes in sexual behavior and reveals what these exceptional stories have to say about human sexuality. Each chapter includes striking personal accounts, many from individuals Baird has met in her clinical practice, of unexpected changes in sexuality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSex in the Brain\u003c\/i\u003e is an intoxicating read about our most important sex organ: the brain. Baird’s book explores neuroscience in a way that is both accessible and engaging, and readers will be fascinated by the untold stories of how brain injury, illness, and disease impact our sex lives. They will walk away with a greater appreciation for the incredible diversity that exists in human sexual behavior and the way it is intricately controlled by the brain. -- Justin Lehmiller, research fellow at the Kinsey Institute and author of \u003ci\u003eTell Me What You Want\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmee Baird has delivered an entertaining and informative tour of the sexiest bits of the human brain,  with real case studies from her research and clinical practice. In the style of the guru of popular neurology, Oliver Sacks, Baird captures the humanity of her patients. This book is at its best when it lets us into the lives of the patients and uses their cases to unfold a better understanding of the brain and what it means to be human. The sexual content is handled with great balance, neither prudish and euphemistic nor crude and voyeuristic. That isn’t easy to achieve, but achieve it Baird has. -- Rob Brooks, director of the Evolution and Ecology Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, and author of \u003ci\u003eSex, Genes, and Rock ‘n’ Roll: How Evolution Has Shaped the Modern World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe taboo on talking about changes in sex drive and sexual behaviors following brain damage is over! Neuropsychologist Amee Baird’s engaging case studies exploring this topic will move as well as educate the general reader and inspire professionals to incorporate this central human need into their patient assessments and treatments. -- Jenni Ogden, author of \u003ci\u003eFractured Minds\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTrouble in Mind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA compelling overview of our current understanding of the brain mechanisms of sex, written in the tradition of Oliver Sacks. -- Mark Solms, director of neuropsychology, University of Cape Town\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Your Sexiest Brain Bits\u003cbr\u003e2. ‘Give It to Me Baby’ or ‘Not Tonight, Darling’\u003cbr\u003e3. Sexual Side Effects of Seizure Surgery\u003cbr\u003e4. Stimulation, Shunts and Psychosurgery\u003cbr\u003e5. Can Sex Change Your Brain?\u003cbr\u003e6. What’s Love Got to Do with It?\u003cbr\u003e7. From Safety Pins to Sleeping Beauties\u003cbr\u003e8. Sex on the Spectrum\u003cbr\u003e9. Porn on the Train (and on the Brain)\u003cbr\u003e10. Blame It on My Brain\u003cbr\u003eAfterword\u003cbr\u003eFurther Reading\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864261144919,"sku":"9780231195904","price":20.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231195904.jpg?v=1722271122","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sex-in-the-brain-how-seizures-strokes-dementia-tumors-and-trauma-can-change-your-sex-life-9780231195904","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}