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19 Jun 2015, 7:54 pm

Wash. 'Savant Artist' sees autism as inspirational gift


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21 Jun 2015, 9:38 pm

Interesting. I have a hypothesis that if we shift to certain "meditative" brain activity, a part of our brains that helps interpret social cues (in the posterior cingulate cortex) works a little more efficiently. I've observed it in myself (posted here: http://wrongplanet.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=287387) but I'm still thinking about it. This guy's experience seems similar to mine in that way.


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