Veridical mapping in savant abilities, absolute pitch, and synesthesia: An autism case study

Veridical mapping in savant abilities, absolute pitch, and synesthesia: An autism case study

An enhanced role and autonomy of perception are prominent in autism. Furthermore, savant abilities, absolute pitch, and synesthesia are all more commonly found in autistic individuals than in the typical population. The mechanism of veridical mapping has been proposed to account for how enhanced per...

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Main Authors: Lucie eBouvet, Sophie eDonnadieu, Sylviane eValdois, Chantal eCaron, Michelle eDawson, Laurent eMottron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Cognition
autism
synesthesia
absolute pitch
savant abilities
veridical mapping
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00106/full

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