/sci/ - Science & Math

Humans outside Africa share DNA with the Neanderthals.

At school I remember being taught that while Neanderthals were smart, were able to speak and otherwise very similar to Homo Sapiens, their brains were unable to focus on more than one thing at a time (for instance, during a hunt, only the hunt would be in focus), thus becoming very skilled at whatever was their focus. They lived in smaller groups than Homo Sapiens, because they lacked the Sapiens communication skills, and they apparently lacked the same type of imagination. For instance, while a Neanderthal could imagine tomorrow as a sunny day with a slight breeze, he couldn't imagine there being a god inside a tree.

These are all theories, but if there is any truth in them - isn't this strikingly similar to Autism and Asperger's?
And if so, perhaps Europeans and Asians are autists/aspies because of the genes they share with the Neanderthals?
And if this is true, shouldn't there be a smaller, if not no amount of autists/aspies among black Africans?

Fun to think about, really.