The Extreme Male-Brain Theory of Autism
The MIT Press eBooksPublished 22 June 1999
Simon Baron‐Cohen
Citations1,428
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Abstract
This encyclopedia entry gives the reader a brief overview of the origins of this prominent and sometimes controversial theory, including its origins and key tenets, the later developments of the theory in neuroscientific and hormone research, and the critical response to the theory.
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