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utafrith.bsky.social
Uta Frith
@utafrith.bsky.social
Golden Oldie. Likes Social Cognitive Neuroscience. But not only.
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Very interesting! Related to works on the importance of diversity of opinions, not just connectivity, in reduction of polarization: diversity leads to increased perceived similarity www.pnas.org/doi/suppl/10...
And our work on complex social markers: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Increased complexity of social category markers leads to diverse rule-based categorizations and reduced intergroup bias | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Social categories are key to human social life, often leading to intergroup bias and stereotypes. While traditional studies use binary social markers, real-world markers are more complex. This study e...
royalsocietypublishing.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Reposted by Uta Frith
Here's a nice clear explainer of the main findings from the new autism study, by @hannahdevlin.bsky.social, including comments from @utafrith.bsky.social.
Autism should not be seen as single condition with one cause, say scientists
Those diagnosed as small children typically have distinct genetic profile from those diagnosed later, study finds
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM