Louann Brizendine in conversation with West Marin

Date: 
Saturday, December 1, 2012 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Event Description: 

Point Reyes Community Presbyterian Church, 11445 Highway 1, Point Reyes Station at 7 p.m.

Dr Louann Brizendine, author of the NYT bestsellers "The Female Brain" and "The Male Brain", will be at the Point Reyes Community Presbyterian Church on Saturday December 1st at 7 p.m. for a presentation of her work and a conversation with a multi-generational local panel and the audience. This is the first event in the Cultural Potholes Series, exploring issues that affect all women and all men.

Dr Brizendine completed her degree in Neurobiology at UC Berkeley, graduated from Yale School of Medicine and did her internship and residency at Harvard Medical School. She has also served on both the faculties of Harvard University and University of California at San Francisco. Now at UCSF, Dr. Brizendine pursues active clinical, teaching, writing and research activities. She is founder and director of the Women’s Mood and Hormone Clinic. She is working on launching a Mom's Program in 2014 at UCSF for early detection/prevention of anxiety/depression in pregnant and postpartum women.
Admission free. Donations suggested.

Donna Sheehan & Paul Reffell

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Paul Reffell

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