Social cognition, the male brain and the autism spectrum

Behavioral studies have shown that, at a population level, women perform better on tests of social cognition and empathy than men. Furthermore Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), which are characterized by impairments in social functioning and empathy, occur more commonly in males than females. These...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2012-12, Vol.7 (12), p.e49033-e49033
Hauptverfasser:	Hall, Jeremy, Philip, Ruth C M, Marwick, Katie, Whalley, Heather C, Romaniuk, Liana, McIntosh, Andrew M, Santos, Isabel, Sprengelmeyer, Reiner, Johnstone, Eve C, Stanfield, Andrew C, Young, Andy W, Lawrie, Stephen M
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Autism Automation Biology Brain Brain - physiopathology Brain mapping Child Child Development Disorders, Pervasive - physiopathology Cognition Cognition & reasoning Cognition - physiology Cortex (frontal) Decision making Decisions Emotions Empathy Female Females Functional magnetic resonance imaging Gender aspects Gender differences Humans Intelligence Judgment Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Males Medicine Neurophysiology Neurosciences Psychiatry Sex Sex Characteristics Sex differences Social and Behavioral Sciences Social aspects Social interactions Social Media Studies Women
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