User:Niseinet/Neurology

Brain
Brodmann area, Amygdala, Triune brain, Limbic_system

Thinking
Information overload, Decision-making

Aspies

 * Genius. Better visual intelligence, so higher scores on Raven matrices IQ test. Talented in Science or Arts. Obsessive interest in particular topics. Superior rote memory. Fascination with maps. Extensive vocabulary.


 * Awkward. Poor social skills. Difficulties in social interaction. Inappropriate behaviors. Don't make friends easily. Quirk, so target for bullying. Difficulty understanding others’ feelings, poor empathy.


 * Pedantic, Verbose and circumstantial speech. Odd prosody. Don't understand well sarcasm, irony, body language, nuance and context.


 * Clumsy. Poor motor coordination, gait and posture. Many tics.

High-functioning autism and Asperger's editors

East Asian vs Ashkenazi Brain
East Asians have high Visual and Average Verbal IQ. Adapted to master complex writing systems as Kanji, Hanzi or Hangul.

Ashkenazi have very high Verbal. As migrant and travellers, were adapted to master several languages. Had to be sly and cunning to gain social influence.

However Ashkenazi have poor Visual IQ because Drawing, Painting and Sculpture are avoided taboo. Adepts of Aniconism and Iconoclasm

Ashkenazi Jewish intelligence