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ERIC Number: EJ870108
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jan
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
The Relationship between Systemising and Mental Rotation and the Implications for the Extreme Male Brain Theory of Autism
Brosnan, Mark; Daggar, Rajiv; Collomosse, John
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v40 n1 p1-7 Jan 2010
Within the Extreme Male Brain theory, Autism Spectrum Disorder is characterised as a deficit in empathising in conjunction with preserved or enhanced systemising. A male advantage in systemising is argued to underpin the traditional male advantage in mental rotation tasks. Mental rotation tasks can be separated into rotational and non-rotational components, and circulating testosterone has been found to consistently relate to the latter component. Systemising was found to correlate with mental rotation, specifically the non-rotational component(s) of the mental rotation task but not the rotational component of the task. Systemising also correlated with a proxy for circulating testosterone but not a proxy for prenatal testosterone. A sex difference was identified in systemising and the non-rotational aspect of the mental rotation task.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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