Simon Baron-Cohen
Simon Baron-Cohen is Professor of Developmental Psychopathology and Director of the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University, UK, and one of the co-discoverers of the 'theory of mind' deficit in autism. His books include Mindblindness (1995), The Essential Difference (2003) and Autism and Asperger Syndrome: The Facts (2009).
The Maladapted Mind: Classic Readings in Evolutionary Psychopathology
This book pioneers a Darwinian understanding of psychopathology and aims to show how evolution shaped normal minds and brains. This sheds new light on various psychyatric conditions such as anxiety,... (more)
Zero Degrees of Empathy
We have always struggled to explain why some people behave in the most evil way imaginable, while others are completely self sacrificing. Is it possible that - rather than thinking in terms of 'good'... (more)
The Essential Difference: Men, Women and the Extreme Male Brain
Simon Baron-Cohen's The Essential Difference: Men, Women and the Extreme Male Brain is an unflinching look at the scientific evidence behind the innate sex differences of the mind. Men and women have... (more)