Lise Eliot — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Professor of Neuroscience at the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Author of 'Pink Brain, Blue Brain: How Small Differences Grow into Troublesome Gaps and What We Can Do About It' (2009)
Author of 'What's Going on in There? How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life' (2000)
Writes for Slate Magazine
Holds a PhD in Physiology & Cellular Biophysics

Biography

Lise Eliot is a Professor of Neuroscience at the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. Her work focuses on brain development and the study of gender differences between boys and girls.

Eliot is best known for her books, including "Pink Brain, Blue Brain: How Small Differences Grow into Troublesome Gaps and What We Can Do About It," published in 2009, which explores the topic of gender differences. She is also the author of "What's Going on in There?