The Essential Difference

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Baron-Cohen, Simon 저자(글)

Basic Books · 2004년 08월 18일

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Simon Baron-Cohen is professor of psychology and psychiatry at Cambridge University and director of its Autism Research Centre
Simon Baron-Cohenis Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at Cambridge University and co-director of its Autism Research Centre. He has carried out research into both autism and sex differences over a twenty-year career. He is the author of Autism: The Factsand Mindblindness.
This controversial study by a leading psychologist reveals how male and female brains are different, and presents a compelling new theory that autism and Asperger's Syndrome is actually an example of an "extreme" male brain. Photos. Line drawings.
We all know the opposite sex can be a baffling, even infuriating, species. Why do most men use the phone to exchange information rather than have a chat? Why do women love talking about relationships and feelings with their girlfriends while men seem drawn to computer games, new gadgets, or the latest sports scores? Does it really all just come down to our upbringing? In The Essential Difference, leading psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen confirms what most of us had suspected all along: that male and female brains are different. This groundbreaking and controversial study reveals the scientific evidence (present even in one-day-old babies) that proves that female-type brains are better at empathizing and communicating, while male brains are stronger at understanding and building systems-not just computers and machinery, but abstract systems such as politics and music. Most revolutionary of all, The Essential Difference also puts forward the compelling new theory that autism (and its close relative, Asperger's Syndrome) is actually an example of the extreme male brain. His theory can explain why those who live with this condition are brilliant at analyzing the most complex systems yet cannot relate to the emotional lives of those with whom they live. Understanding our essential difference, Baron-Cohen concludes, may help us not only make sense of our partners' foibles, but also solve one of the most mysterious scientific riddles of our time.
The science behind Mars and Venus, including the surprising link between the extreme male brain and autism

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저자(글) Baron-Cohen, Simon

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• List of Figures	p. ix
  Acknowledgments	p. xi
  The Male and Female Brain	p. 1
  Boy Meets Girl	p. 13
  What Is Empathizing?	p. 21
  The Female Brain as Empathizer: The Evidence	p. 29
  What Is Systemizing?	p. 61
  The Male Brain as Systemizer: The Evidence	p. 69
  Culture	p. 85
  Biology	p. 95
  Evolution of the Male and Female Brain	p. 117
  Autism: The Extreme Male Brain	p. 133
  A Professor of Mathematics	p. 155
  The Extreme Female Brain: Back to the Future	p. 171
  The "Reading the Mind in the Eyes" Test	p. 187
  The Empathy Quotient (EQ)	p. 201
  The Systemizing Quotient (SQ)	p. 209
  The Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ)	p. 217
  References	p. 223
  Bibliography	p. 235
  Index	p. 265
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ISBN	9780465005567 ( 046500556X )
발행(출시)일자	2004년 08월 18일
쪽수	271쪽
크기	136 * 202 * 20 mm / 313 g
총권수	1권
언어	영어