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dc.contributor.authorFolgerø, Per Olav
dc.contributor.authorJohansson, Christer
dc.contributor.authorStokkedal, Linn Heidi
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-26T14:07:02Z
dc.date.available2021-11-26T14:07:02Z
dc.date.created2021-05-26T06:31:55Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn2076-328X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2831720
dc.description.abstractCave Art in the Upper Paleolithic presents a boost of creativity and visual thinking. What can explain these savant-like paintings? The normal brain function in modern man rarely supports the creation of highly detailed paintings, particularly the convincing representation of animal movement, without extensive training and access to modern technology. Differences in neuro-signaling and brain anatomy between modern and archaic Homo sapiens could also cause differences in perception. The brain of archaic Homo sapiens could perceive raw detailed information without using pre-established top-down concepts, as opposed to the common understanding of the normal modern non-savant brain driven by top-down control. Some ancient genes preserved in modern humans may be expressed in rare disorders. Researchers have compared Cave Art with art made by people with autism spectrum disorder. We propose that archaic primary consciousness, as opposed to modern secondary consciousness, included a savant-like perception with a superior richness of details compared to modern man. Modern people with high frequencies of Neanderthal genes, have notable anatomical features such as increased skull width in the occipital and parietal visual areas. We hypothesize that the anatomical differences are functional and may allow a different path to visual perception.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleThe Superior Visual Perception Hypothesis: Neuroaesthetics of Cave Arten_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 by the authorsen_US
dc.source.articlenumber81en_US
cristin.ispublishedtrue
cristin.fulltextoriginal
cristin.qualitycode1
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/bs11060081
dc.identifier.cristin1911832
dc.source.journalBehavioral Sciencesen_US
dc.identifier.citationBehavioral Sciences. 2021, 11 (6), 81.en_US
dc.source.volume11en_US
dc.source.issue6en_US


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