Louann Brizendine

Louann Brizendine
Louann Brizendine in 2009.
Born (1952-12-30) December 30, 1952
Hazard, Kentucky, United States
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUSA
Alma materUC Berkeley, Yale School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Known forResearch on the effect of reproductive hormones on the brain and behavior
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine

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).