Visual and motor functions in graphically gifted savants

Savant artists represent a conundrum to our understanding of the nature of high level specific talents as well as to the concept of general intellectual impairment. In the present paper, we are particularly concerned with the relationship between general perceptual-motor functions in relation to dra...

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Published in:Psychological medicine 1994-08, Vol.24 (3), p.673-680
Main Authors: Hermelin, B., Pring, L., Heavey, L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ability
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Aptitude
Artists
Autistic Disorder - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Brain
Depth Perception
Discrimination Learning
Female
Field Dependence-Independence
Giftedness
Humans
Idiot savant artists
Intelligence
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Recall
Motor Skills
Neuropsychological Tests
Orientation
Original Articles
Other psychotic disorders
Pattern Recognition, Visual
Problem Solving
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychomotor Performance
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychoses
Visual - Motor performance
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Summary:Savant artists represent a conundrum to our understanding of the nature of high level specific talents as well as to the concept of general intellectual impairment. In the present paper, we are particularly concerned with the relationship between general perceptual-motor functions in relation to drawing aptitude. Drawing is by definition a perceptual-motor operation, yet mental handicap tends to be associated with some degree of impairment in this area. The following study seeks to isolate such aspects of performance on general perceptual-motor skills that might be associated with drawing ability, and may thus be regarded as building blocks underlying the manifestation of graphic talent. The results are discussed in terms of the relationships between graphic talent, non-verbal intelligence and visual-motor functions.
ISSN:0033-2917
1469-8978
DOI:10.1017/S0033291700027823