There is some evidence to suggest that alternate models of developing intelligence can overbalance our consciousness, with some potential reflections for AI. Autism may becaused by abnormal and quick growth in babies leading to an overwhelming of the developing consciousness by experiences.
According to a theory developed by Swiss neuroscientists, the condition is not caused by a brain deficiency but by a system overload which causes the world to seem frightening and overly intense.
Husband and wife team Kamila and Henry Markram of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, believe the idea could explain the erratic nature of the condition.
"Our hypothesis is that autistic people perceive, feel and remember too much," Kamila Markram told the New Scientist.
Faced with this "intense world" , autistic infants withdraw, with serious consequences for their social and linguistic development, she added.
Too much intelligence may prove just as debilitating as too little if the brain/mind does not have circuit breakers to regulate the consequences.
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