Lise Eliot – författare

Turning conventional thinking about gender differences on its head, Lise Eliot issues a call to close the troubling gaps between boys and girls and help all children reach their fullest potential.Drawing on years of exhaustive research and her own work in the field of neuroplasticity, Eliot argues that infant brains are so malleable that small differences at birth become amplified over time as parents, teachers, and the culture at large unwittingly reinforce gender stereotypes.Indicating points of intervention where social pressures can be minimised, she offers concrete solutions for helping everyone grow into wellrounded individuals.

As a research neuroscientist, Lise Eliot has made the study of the human brain her life''s work. But it wasn''t until she was pregnant with her first child that she became intrigued with the study of brain development.She wanted to know precisely how the baby''s brain is formed, and when and how each sense, skill, and cognitive ability is developed. And just as important, she was interested in finding out how her role as a nurturer can affect this complex process. How much of her baby''s development is genetically ordained--and how much is determined by environment? Is there anything parents can do to make their babies'' brains work better--to help them become smarter, happier people?Drawing upon the exploding research in this field as well as the stories of real children, What''s Going On in There? is a lively and thought-provoking book that charts the brain''s development from conception through the critical first five years.In examining the many factors that play crucial roles in that process, What''s Going On in There? explores the evolution of the senses, motor skills, social and emotional behaviors, and mental functions such as attention, language, memory, reasoning, and intelligence. This remarkable book also discusses: how a baby''s brain is "assembled" from scratch the critical prenatal factors that shapebrain development how the birthing process itself affects the brain which forms of stimulation are most effective at promoting cognitive development how boys'' and girls'' brains develop differently how nutrition, stress, and other physical and social factors can permanently affect a child''s brain Brilliantly blending cutting-edge science with a mother''s wisdom and insight, What''s Going On in There? is an invaluable contribution to the nature versus nurture debate. Children''s development is determined both by the genes they are born with and the richness of their early environment. This timely and important book shows parents the innumerable ways in which they can actually help their children grow better brains.From the Hardcover edition.

A scientific study of the differences between boys & girls that tackles damaging gender stereotypes and offers practical guidance for parents & educators.In the past decade, we’ve heard a lot about the innate differences between males and females, so we’ve come to accept that boys can’t focus in the classroom and girls are obsessed with relationships. In Pink Brain, Blue Brain, neuroscientist Lise Eliot turns that thinking on its head. Presenting the latest science from birth to puberty, Eliot zeroes in on the precise differences between boys and girls, reining in harmful stereotypes. She argues convincingly that infant brains are so malleable that what begin as small differences at birth become amplified over time, as parents and teachers—and the culture at large—unwittingly reinforce gender stereotypes.The good news is that by appreciating how sex differences emerge—rather than assuming them to be fixed biological facts—we can help all children reach their fullest potential. Eliot offers teachers and parents concrete ways to help close the troubling gaps between boys and girls ultimately end the gender wars that currently divide us.