Which of the following is a possible explanation for the remarkable abilities displayed by individuals with savant syndrome?

a. Those with savant syndrome suffer from a familial intellectual disability, which results in a pseudo-giftedness regarding these extraordinary abilities.
b. Savant syndrome is caused by a mutation on the X chromosome.
c. Savant syndrome is caused by a mutation on the 21st chromosome.
d. Those with savant syndrome have suffered damage to the left hemisphere, which freed them from the "distractions" of language, concepts, and higher-level thoughts.


D

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