Details. Condition: Brand New. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9781911630319. Publisher: Allen & Unwin. Age Range: Adult. Overview. The XX Brain: The Groundbreaking Science Empowering Women to Prevent Dementia is a landmark paperback from neuroscientist Dr Lisa Mosconi, exposing why women's brains age differently to men's. Moving beyond "bikini medicine" — the outdated assumption that female health simply mirrors male health with different reproductive organs — Mosconi explains how declining oestrogen drives unique risks for anxiety, migraines, brain fog and Alzheimer's. Practical, research-backed and genuinely empowering, it is essential reading for any woman who wants to protect her cognitive future.. About the Book. Women are significantly more likely than men to experience anxiety, depression, migraines, strokes and Alzheimer's disease, yet for decades brain research defaulted to male-only models. Dr Lisa Mosconi, a leading authority on the female brain, corrects this imbalance in The XX Brain, drawing on years of clinical research and neuroimaging studies to map exactly how hormonal shifts — particularly the loss of oestrogen during perimenopause and menopause — reshape women's…

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