One of the astonishing things about savant syndrome is that these extraordinary people clearly know things they never learned. Despite being blind and cognitively impaired, Leslie Lemke is a musical ...

Whether people acquire savant syndrome or are born with it, they exhibit a range of astounding skills. Most share one common thread: tremendous memory. By Adam Piore Published Mar 11, 2013 7:40 PM EDT ...

Savant Syndrome is a rare condition, with only 319 recorded cases. Persons so diagnosed possess unexpected and sometimes prodigious abilities in stark juxtaposition to underlying neurodevelopmental ...

Though Dr. Shaun Murphy is an incredibly talented young surgeon, not everyone believes he is an asset. The main character on ABC's new show The Good Doctor has autism. "He could be the greatest ...

DENVER (CBS4)- A bang to the head changed a Colorado man's life by revealing a hidden talent. Doctors say pianist Derek Amato is one of the few people in the world to have experienced the rare ...

Jason Padgett was an ordinary person managing a futon and furniture store in Washington state when his life suddenly changed. In September, 2002 he was the victim of a brutal mugging in which he ...

Most people don't expect artistic talent to come from a literal bolt of lightning. But that is, reportedly, what happened to Dr. Tony Cicoria, an orthopedic surgeon in 1994. Weeks after lightning ...

“Savant syndrome” is the name for a rare but extraordinary condition in which someone with serious mental impairment (often some form of autism) displays a spectacular “island of genius” amidst his ...