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 pseudogiftedness 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.

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Savant syndrome is often associated with damage to the left hemisphere of the brain, which is thought to somehow enable the brain to compensate by developing extraordinary abilities in other areas. This is not due to a specific genetic mutation on a chromosome but rather to the unique ways in which the brain adapts to injury or differences in development.

Which of the Following Is a Possible Explanation for the Remarkable