Dear Neuro,

I'd like to learn more about differences between female and male brains in humans (I'm also a neuroscientist, but my field is as far from neuroscience of gender as it can get). Yet, perhaps not surprisingly, I found this topic so emotionally charged, and so scarred by sexism, that it is very hard to understand what scientists are even believable. Can you recommend me some good academic or semi-popular books to read? Are there any good books at all, or are recent review articles my only hope?

And even if it comes to reading review articles, is there any way to tell a marginal view from a more mainstream one? Is there a "mainstream" at all in this area? Are their some names in this field that are known to be believable, or is it all divided into fighting camps? Where do I even start?

So far I tried to read Sexing the brain by Lesley Rogers, and it was very confusing, as she seems to deny any differences between the genders whatsoever. Then I read The Essential Difference by Simon Baron-Cohen, but this book seems to be biased in the opposite way: while he describes lots of interesting studies about the role of gender in early development, he quickly moves to gender differences in math, and based on what I know about neuroscience of math, he gets completely lost there. Also this book seems to be hated by so many people that it is unsettling. I also started Delusions of Gender by Cordelia Fine, but so far I could not figure out my attitude towards it.

If you know something about this field, please suggest good books (if they exist), or good review papers that could be used as a seed. I'd be most grateful for any help! Thank you!