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Autism and the preference for imaginary worlds

Autism and the preference for imaginary worlds
Autism and the preference for imaginary worlds
Dubourg and Baumard mention a potential role for the human drive to systemise as a factor motivating interest in imaginary worlds. Given that hyperexpression of this trait has been linked with autism (Baron-Cohen, 2002, 2006), we think this raises interesting implications for how those on the autism spectrum may differ from the neurotypical population in their engagement with imaginary worlds.
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Browning, Heather
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Veit, Walter
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Browning, Heather
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Veit, Walter
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Browning, Heather and Veit, Walter (2022) Autism and the preference for imaginary worlds. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. (doi:10.1017/S0140525X21002211).

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Dubourg and Baumard mention a potential role for the human drive to systemise as a factor motivating interest in imaginary worlds. Given that hyperexpression of this trait has been linked with autism (Baron-Cohen, 2002, 2006), we think this raises interesting implications for how those on the autism spectrum may differ from the neurotypical population in their engagement with imaginary worlds.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 18 November 2022

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Local EPrints ID: 475401
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/475401
ISSN: 0140-525X
PURE UUID: 515ca607-be43-475d-b16d-817f310ab05f
ORCID for Heather Browning: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1554-7052

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Date deposited: 17 Mar 2023 17:30
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 04:15

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Author: Heather Browning ORCID iD
Author: Walter Veit

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