Louann Brizendine
Louann Brizendine  | |
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Louann Brizendine in 2009.  | |
| Born | December 30, 1952 Hazard, Kentucky, United States  | 
| Nationality | American | 
| Citizenship | USA | 
| Alma mater | UC Berkeley, Yale School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School | 
| Known for | Research on the effect of reproductive hormones on the brain and behavior | 
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine | 
Louann Brizendine (born December 30, 1952) is an American scientist, a neuropsychiatrist who is both a researcher and a clinician and professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is the author of three books: The Female Brain (2006), The Male Brain (2010), and The Upgrade (2022).