Why Are So Many Musical Geniuses Asocial? A New Study Reveals an Interesting Link
May 15, 2017
by Philip Perry
We often see in the media autistic savants who can write and play music like grand masters with incredible talent and flourish. In fact, of autistic savants and savants in general, having extraordinary musical talent is one of the most common advantages. A new study published in the journal Cognition, suggests a reason for it. Those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have superior hearing.
Some of the advantages include “enhanced pitch discrimination” and “increased auditory perceptual capacity.” Even so, ASD people often find normal, neutral sounds grating. This may be because their auditory system takes in more sound than neurotypical people. Said differently, they have a higher capacity.
http://bigthink.com/philip-perry/the-upside-to-being-autistic-is-hearing-better-than-typical-people
