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"A wonderful mystery." That's what Morley Safer thinks when he meets three savants: a pianist, a math whiz, and a sculptor. All three are spectacularly talented in one skill but otherwise mentally disabled. How does savant syndrome produce "an island of brilliance" in the brain?
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"A wonderful mystery." That's what Morley Safer thinks when he meets three savants: a pianist, a math whiz, and a sculptor. All three are spectacularly talented in one skill but otherwise mentally disabled. How does savant syndrome produce "an island of brilliance" in the brain?
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Check out these INSPIRING books about Genius Savants on Amazon!
Islands of Genius: The Bountiful Mind of the Autistic, Acquired, and Sudden Savant: geni.us/a5Vy1vW
Born On A Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant: geni.us/MWHY
Some Kind of Genius: The Extraordinary Journey of Musical Savant Tony DeBlois: geni.us/ebBLsXK
Struck by Genius: How a Brain Injury Made Me a Mathematical Marvel: geni.us/VXX0
The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing, Genius, and Autism: geni.us/3LZLHeC
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