Book Review
Sex on the Brain
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Jan 15, 2007, 07:00

SEX ON THE BRAIN
12 Lessons to Enhance Your Love Life

by Daniel G. Amen, M.D.

(HealthNewsDigest.com).. What is the most important sex organ in the human body? The brain! And in this case, size does matter: A healthy brain increases your chances for intimacy and great sex. Daniel G. Amen, M.D., the bestselling author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life and Making a Good Brain Great, is back with SEX ON THE BRAIN: 12 Lessons to Enhance Your Love Life (Harmony Books; January 16, 2007).

With the most up-to-date information available, Dr. Daniel Amen reveals everything there is to know about the brain in love and lust, including:

§ How sex can prevent heart disease, improve memory, stave off cancer, and boost the immune system
§ Advice for men and women on how to successfully navigate the differences between the male and female brains
§ How the chemistry of attraction, attachment, commitment, and detachment influences “brain-smart” or “brain-dumb” relationships
§ Techniques to fix common brain problems that hinder our sexual satisfaction
§ How to make ourselves unforgettable to our partners
§ Behaviors that help the brain and increase your chances for great sex

An internationally recognized expert on the brain (he is a psychiatrist and neuroscientist by training), Dr. Amen outlines in an accessible and clear format exactly how the average person can enhance his or her love life, based on 12 lessons gleaned from modern brain science.

What sets Dr. Amen’s research apart is that his findings are based on the pioneering use of advanced medical imaging to see exactly how his patients’ brains are functioning—or malfunctioning. Dr. Amen’s treatments for his patients are as varied as can be, and include everything from vitamin therapy to relaxation exercises to surgery, but instead of guessing what will help a patient’s problem, he bases his diagnosis and treatment plan on a careful comparison of thousands of brain scans. He is generally acknowledged as the leader in this emerging technology. With over 35,000 images, the Amen Clinic has amassed the largest collection of brain scans in the country.

SEX ON THE BRAIN will prove to be an important contribution in helping Americans achieve optimum satisfaction in their sex lives.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

·Medical Director and CEO of Amen Clinics, Inc.
· Brain Imaging Specialist
· Board Certified Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatrist
· Clinical Research Neuroscientist
· Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at UC Irvine School of Medicine
· Over 20 published articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals
· Internationally acclaimed keynote speaker and seminar leader
· Author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, a New York Times bestseller, published in 12 languages
· Regular contributor for Men’s Health magazine
· Contributing writer for Newsweek and Parade magazines
· Over 19 books published, as well as audio and video programs
· Numerous national television show appearances such as the Today Show, 48 Hours, CNN and MSNBC
· Featured guest on Emmy award-winning special, Truth About Drinking with Leeza Gibbons

MEDIA EXPERIENCE

· Broadcast appearances include: Today Show, The Early Show, The View, CNN, 48 Hours, and HBO
· Print features include: Newsweek, Newsweek Japan, Men’s Health Magazine, New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Wall Street Journal, California Lawyer, Good Housekeeping, Allure, McCall’s Magazine, Ladies Home Journal, Chicago Sun-Times, Parade Magazine, and Parenting Magazine
· Recent books include: Making a Good Brain Great; Change Your Brain, Change Your Life; Healing ADD; Preventing Alzheimer’s

ABOUT BRAIN IMAGING

Dr. Amen can’t emphasize enough how essential it is to look at and study one’s brain in order to help a patient overcome a problem. In the past, it was difficult, if not impossible, to study one’s brain while the patient was still alive, but new technological breakthroughs have changed all of that. Dr. Amen believes that the modern brain scans he now routinely uses can do for the analysis and treatment of the brain what CAT scans can do for the entire body. However, as good as this modern equipment is, the key is to be able to accurately interpret the data generated by the scans to help make the proper diagnosis and treatment plan—and no one does this better than Dr. Amen.

SPECT scans give a very sophisticated 3-D look at the blood flow and activity patterns of a living brain. These images show which areas of the brain work well, too hard, or not hard enough. Too much or too little blood flow in certain areas of the brain can be directly linked to specific psychological and emotional problems such as depression, bipolar disorder and attention deficit disorder.

When people can see their own brain, they often develop “brain envy.” They want a better brain. Subsequently, they do a much better job of caring for it, which improves their whole life, including their sex life.

For additional information, visit www.amenclinic.com.

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