Kim Peek - one of the most famous savant Savants - is unrecognized geniuses of our time. These people are very talented in a certain direction, for example, in mathematics, music, art, etc., but at the same time, in all other savants "helpless." They do not distinguish right from left, can not drive a car, not even light to enable them ordeal. Savant syndrome is very rare and not well known in the community, but after the Oscar-winning movie "Rain Man", this phenomenon is well known.
Savant syndrome was first described by Dr. J. Langdon Down. In 1887, he introduced the term "idiot savant", to describe a person who had an extraordinary memory, but had a very low intelligence. Currently, the term is not used. Another term "autistic savant", is also widely used, but it can be misleading. Because not all people - autistic savants. According to statistics, only 50% of people with the syndrome are autistic savants, and the remaining 50% of people got this syndrome as a consequence of injury or central nervous system defects. Savantizm more common in men than in women, in the approximate ratio of 6 to 1. According to one theory, people with savant syndrome have abnormal development of the left hemisphere, when the right hemisphere is out of control of the left hemisphere. This theory may explain why men with such phenomena are more common - the fact that the hormone testosterone can inhibit the development of the left hemisphere, which is known to be more efficient neighboring brain.
Commonly found in the ability of savants.
Such people have their phenomenal skills can appear quite suddenly, and sometimes just as suddenly disappear.
1. Phenomenon. Memory.
Supermemory is the hallmark of people with savant syndrome. They can, for example, to sing all the songs correctly with any concert, though they heard them for the first time. Or draw from memory a replica of New York to see him once with a helicopter (Stephen Viltsher). Another example - this is Kim Peek, who was the prototype of the main character in the movie "Rain Man", he remembered about 98% of the information they read.
2. Phenomenon. Mathematics.
Some people with savant syndrome are able to perform complex mathematical calculations at lightning speed without the use of technology. But at the same time, they are given such difficult math like multiplication or division of prime numbers. The most famous ruler of all currently numbers is Daniel Tammet, for example, it is easy to calculate cube roots in the mind, as well as can easily play back up to 22,514 decimal places in pi.
3. Phenomenon. Calendar calculations.
Ordinary people are very hard to remember, without using the calendar, on which day of the week accounted for a specific date, but not a savant. They are able to call on the day of the week a particular date falls later, for example, a thousand years!
4. Phenomenon. Music.
It is often observed in representatives savantizma absolute pitch, and he is easy to repeat a song, they hear the first time.
5. Phenomenon. Art.
Artistic abilities appear less frequently, such as musical ability, but still there are some talents. For example, Stephen Wiltshire is a unique artist, he paints a picture not just from memory, but still plays all the little details. During that Stephen got his nickname "Live Camera".
6. Phenomenon. Languages.
Another interesting phenomenon that can occur - is the knowledge and possession of a large number of foreign languages. Christopher Taylor, for example, is obsessed with words. He speaks perfect 30 foreign languages.
Known savants.
Alonzo Clemons - American sculptor.
Henriette Seth F. - Hungarian-autistic Savant, poet, writer and artist.
Daniel Tammet - British Savant, mathematician, linguist.
Derek Paravicini - a blind British musician.
James Henry Pullen - British carpenter.
Jonathan Lerman - American artist
Kim Peek - one of the most famous savant
Leslie Lemke - blind American musician
Matt Savage - jazz musician with autism in the U.S.
Stephen Wiltshire - architectural artist
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