Why Are Autism Spectrum Conditions More Prevalent in Males?

Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) are much more common in males, a bias that may offer clues to the etiology of this condition. Although the cause of this bias remains a mystery, we argue that it occurs because ASC is an extreme manifestation of the male brain. The extreme male brain (EMB) theory, fi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Baron-Cohen, Simon, Lombardo, Michael V., Auyeung, Bonnie, Ashwin, Emma, Chakrabarti, Bhismadev, Knickmeyer, Rebecca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
Materias:
Unsolved Mystery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3114757/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21695109
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001081

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3114757/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21695109
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001081

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