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Problems with the imprinting hypothesis of schizophrenia and autism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 June 2008

Matthew C. Keller
Matthew C. Keller
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Department of Psychology and Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309. [email protected]
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Abstract

Crespi & Badcock (C&B) convincingly argue that autism and schizophrenia are diametric malfunctions of the social brain, but their core imprinting hypothesis is less persuasive. Much of the evidence they cite is unrelated to their hypothesis, is selective, or is overstated; their hypothesis lacks a clearly explained mechanism; and it is unclear how their explanation fits in with known aspects of the disorders.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , June 2008 , pp. 273 - 274
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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