Simon Baron-Cohen

@sbaroncohen

cognitive neuroscientist; author 'Zero Degrees of Empathy' (Penguin), 'The Essential Difference' (Penguin), and 'Mindblindness' (MIT Press)

Cambridge
autismresearchcentre.com
Joined May 2011
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  1. Jul 17

    Does India really have a lower prevalence of autism? A challenging, well conducted study, raising new questions

    3 replies 46 retweets 52 likes
  2. Jul 17

    We love visual illusions not just because we are tricked by them but for what they teach us about how the visual system works.

    The center of each block appears to be bright or to shine, though it is the same white as the surround (Zavagno's glare effect).
    3 replies 26 retweets 48 likes
  3. Jul 15

    Huge respect for scientists who transparently disclose honest mistakes, thus preserving scientific credibility and commitment to truth

    A researcher's worst nightmare? Wrong mouse line used in study, authors only realize after publication.
    4 replies 99 retweets 278 likes
  4. Jul 14

    How our visual system can trick us into 'seeing' different colours

    The left heart appears to be bluish whereas the right one greenish, though they are the same color.
    6 replies 71 retweets 83 likes
  5. Jul 11

    Autistic children with the lowest levels of oxytocin benefit more in their social skills after oxytocin nasal spray

    3 replies 45 retweets 65 likes
  6. Jul 11

    Looking forward to Latitude this weekend: music, dancing, camp-fires and talking about science and neurodiversity

    5 replies 20 retweets 69 likes
  7. Jul 11

    Have you ever attempted suicide? If so, please consider completing our online survey to help mental health research

    1 reply 34 retweets 12 likes
  8. Jul 9

    Interview with remarkable scientist Jennifer Doudna, co-inventor of Crispr, the revolutionary gene editing tool

    10 retweets 16 likes
  9. Jul 9

    The scientific publishing industry global revenue is £19 billion, exploiting volunteer peer review by scientists

    27 retweets 30 likes
  10. Jul 9

    Autistic traits are 78% heritable in boys and 83% in girls, in big new Dutch study of 19,000 twin pairs

    29 replies 376 retweets 399 likes
  11. Jul 9

    Lack of exercise, not obesity, is the real risk factor behind health problems, claims controversial professor

    2 replies 18 retweets 22 likes
  12. Jul 4

    Beautiful video of white matter tracts: the electrical cables in the wiring of the human brain

    1 reply 35 retweets 62 likes
  13. Retweeted
    Jun 26

    Mental health services are failing young autistic people via ( )

    52 retweets 46 likes
  14. Jul 3

    Indian Supreme Court investigates 1500 alleged unlawful killings: police shooting suspects, bypassing justice system

    4 retweets 2 likes
  15. Retweeted
    Jun 30

    Little bit of empathy has a big impact

    0:57
    the US has a long way to go
    14 retweets 18 likes
  16. Jul 1

    Inspirational story of Lemn Sissay. From foster care to poet, with 1 GCSE, now Chancellor of Manchester University

    1 reply 42 retweets 78 likes
  17. Jun 26

    A fever in 2nd trimester = a 40% increase in autism risk in a study of 95K women (but most fevers = no autism link)

    11 replies 49 retweets 49 likes
  18. Jun 25

    The new "mini-brain" technology is literally beautiful: building a 3D brain-in-a-dish to model one form of autism

    2 replies 41 retweets 53 likes
  19. Jun 24

    And women have less than a 1% risk of ovarian cancer, but in women with BRCA1 mutations the risk is 44%

    Clear cancer gene: Women have a 12% risk of breast cancer, but in women with BRCA1 mutations the risk is 72%
    1 reply 9 retweets 11 likes
  20. Jun 24

    Clear cancer gene: Women have a 12% risk of breast cancer, but in women with BRCA1 mutations the risk is 72%

    1 reply 15 retweets 13 likes

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