The evolution of autistic-like and schizotypal traits: A sexual selection hypothesis

In this paper we present a new hypothesis on the evolution of autistic-like and schizotypal personality traits. We argue that autistic-like and schizotypal traits contribute in opposite ways to individual differences in reproductive and mating strategies, and have been maintained – at leas...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marco Del Giudice, Romina Angeleri, Adelina Brizio, Marco R Elena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2010.00041/full