Margaret McCarthy

Professor
University of Maryland

Margaret McCarthy is James & Carolyn Frenkil Endowed Dean’s Professor and chair of pharmacology at the University of Maryland in Baltimore.

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Spectrum

By Margaret McCarthy

1 October 2019

6 min read

Brain diagram shows areas where steroids may affect the brain

Extreme male brain theory of autism rests on shaky ground

New data linking autism to steroid levels in pregnant women are inconsistent with basic facts about the biochemistry of steroids.

Spectrum

Extreme male brain theory of autism rests on shaky ground

By Margaret McCarthy

1 October 2019 | 6 min read

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