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extreme malebrain theory1 CONSTRUCTExtreme male brainBARON-COHEN · EVOLUTIONARY

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Evolutionary psychology

the proposal that autism reflects an extreme of the typical male profile, with systemizing high relative to empathizing.

In evolutionary psychology, extreme male brain theory refers to the proposal that autism reflects an extreme of the typical male profile, with systemizing high relative to empathizing. This meaning comes from Baron-Cohen (2002) in Trends in Cognitive Sciences.[1]

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  1. Baron-Cohen, S. (2002). The extreme male brain theory of autism. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 6(6), 248-254. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1364-6613(02)01904-6

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