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Fetal testosterone and empathy: Evidence from the Empathy Quotient (EQ) and the “Reading the Mind in the Eyes” Test

Emma Chapman, S. Baron-Cohen, B. Auyeung, Rebecca C. Knickmeyer, Kevin Taylor, Gerald Hackett

2006.6.1Social Neuroscience

DOI: 10.1080/17470910600992239

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The results suggest that pre-natal biology also plays an important role, mediated by androgen effects in the brain, and have implications for the causes of disabilities involving empathy, and may explain the increased rate of such conditions among males.

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CHAPMAN, Emma, et al. Fetal testosterone and empathy: Evidence from the empathy quotient (EQ) and the “reading the mind in the eyes” test. Social Neuroscience, 2006, 1: 135–148.