Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Autism Gives Woman An 'Alien View' Of Social Brains : NPR

Autism Gives Woman An 'Alien View' Of Social Brains : NPR: Humans have succeeded in part because we evolved a brain with a remarkable capacity for this type of complex social interaction. We automatically respond to social cues and facial expressions. We can look at the world from another person's point of view. We are predisposed to cooperate. But all these things are so much a part of us, they're easy to take for granted. Unless you have autism, like Lisa Daxer.

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