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Neanderthal-human trysts may be linked to modern depression, heart disease
Fox News ^ | 2/12/2016 | Charles Q. Choi

Posted on 02/12/2016 12:47:35 PM PST by sparklite2

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To: sparklite2

(I've been posting this for years)

The Neanderthal Theory

In the past there have been numerous theories for the cause(s) of neurodiversity conditions like Autism, Asperger's syndrome, ADD/ADHD, OCD, Social phobia, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Tourette and Dyspraxia. Most of these theories can at best explain small parts of these diverse syndromes. Many of them extend their findings in spectacular ways to be able to claim to explain larger parts of neurodiversity with little success.

This theory approaches the problem from a new radical viewpoint. Instead of approaching neurodiversity conditions as disorders, brain defects or the result of poor socialization or parenting, it claims that neurodiversity is fully functional human variation.

All the areas that are central to neurodiversity are related to species-typical adaptations that vary widely between species. These include nonverbal signals, social organization, sensory acuteness, perception, motor skills, general preferences, sexuality, courtship, physical traits and biological adaptations. Some of this diversity is poorly understood and virtually unresearched and therefore is not published in peer-reviewed journals. Because of this lack of research, Aspie Quiz, an online questionnary, is heavily referenced for these traits.

Recent genetic research have demonstrated that Neanderthals contributed at least 1-4% to the non-African genome. Aspie Quiz have demonstrated in a large survey in the US population that Afroamericans have only 1/6 of the autism incidence of non-African groups.

Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of Aspie Quiz yields axes that seems to be related to the first Eurasian Homo, the formation of modern humans in Africa or South Asia and the hybridization between modern humans and Neanderthals in Eurasia. In Caucasians, these axises seems to be 1.8 million years, 150,000 years and 33,000 years. In Asians, they seem to be 1.8 million years, 130,000 years and 44,000 years.

81 posted on 02/13/2016 11:57:03 AM PST by blam (Jeff Sessions For President)
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To: blam
There seems to be a hidden assertion that the homo sapien line was perfect until Neanderthal DNA added dysfunction to it. If only we'd picked our own cotton broken our own rocks.
82 posted on 02/13/2016 12:03:11 PM PST by sparklite2 ( "The white man is the Jew of Liberal Fascism." -Jonah Goldberg)
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To: sparklite2

Denisovians

83 posted on 02/13/2016 12:07:36 PM PST by blam (Jeff Sessions For President)
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To: sparklite2
"There seems to be a hidden assertion that the homo sapien line was perfect until Neanderthal DNA added dysfunction to it."

The Neanderthal brain was larger than the modern human brain and studies have shown that larger brains equals higher IQ. We may have gotten a higher IQ from Neanderthals.

Any way, We Are Neanderthals.

84 posted on 02/13/2016 12:10:28 PM PST by blam (Jeff Sessions For President)
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To: SunkenCiv
Frances McDormand, is that you?


85 posted on 02/13/2016 12:16:12 PM PST by To Hell With Poverty (Tan Hairpiece Eminent Domain Trump Curse Word French Poodle Forgot To Put Toilet Seat Down)
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To: SunkenCiv

I seriously doubt it was “trysts”.

Imo, more likely, it was the old school rules of conflict. Kill the men and boys, take the women and girls as slaves with the randomly selected slave getting passed around the campfire on cold nights.


86 posted on 02/13/2016 12:23:51 PM PST by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: ladyjane

Er no. Science is “if you place a fulcrum a a certain point the mechanical gain will be ‘x’ and it will be ‘x’ every time a fulcrum is placed so”.

“Might” or “may” is pseudo-science.


87 posted on 02/13/2016 7:48:03 PM PST by Seruzawa (All those memories will be lost,in time, like tears in rain.)
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Might or may is pseudo-science.

OMG, pseudo science? You need to go back and review your notes from your history of science course.

Science is a process, not an outcome.

88 posted on 02/14/2016 6:13:50 AM PST by ladyjane
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To: ladyjane

Well by your standards algore is a great scientist. I’ll still with repeatable predictable experimental results, not “could be” or “might”.


89 posted on 02/14/2016 4:33:20 PM PST by Seruzawa
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To: blam
Blam, you and I are close in age did you ever hear of Autism when we were kids?
90 posted on 02/17/2016 10:11:43 AM PST by Little Bill (o)
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I have met Lady Jane, I would advise you not to get into a P*ssing match with her.
91 posted on 02/17/2016 10:22:56 AM PST by Little Bill (o)
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To: sparklite2

“You and me baby, ain’t nothing but mammals, so let’s do it like they do on the Discovery Channel”


92 posted on 02/17/2016 10:28:18 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Little Bill

Little Bill - you remembered! Did we have a good time or what!


93 posted on 02/17/2016 1:48:48 PM PST by ladyjane
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