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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Autores principales: | Simon Baron-Cohen, Michael V Lombardo, Bonnie Auyeung, Emma Ashwin, Bhismadev Chakrabarti, Rebecca Knickmeyer |
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Formato: | article |
Lenguaje: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/79d73bd530974f10ad5c4112dd8c19f1 |
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