The ‘extreme female brain’: increased cognitive empathy as a dimension of psychopathology

Abstract Baron-Cohen's ‛extreme male brain’ theory postulates that autism involves exaggerated male-typical psychology, with reduced empathizing (considered here as social–emotional interest, motivation and abilities) and increased systemizing (non-social, physical-world and rule-based interest...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Evolution and human behavior 2016-07, Vol.37 (4), p.323-336
Hauptverfasser:	Dinsdale, Natalie, Mokkonen, Mikael, Crespi, Bernard
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Autism Borderline personality Depression Empathizing Female brain Psychiatry
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