What was Stephen Wiltshire's first spoken word as a child, which he
Chapter 1

Physical shape-shifters of the skull

Chapter 2

The spectrum of cognitive diversity

Chapter 3

Super-sensors and savants

Chapter 4

The power of a limitless mindset

Ch 3 · Super-sensors and savants
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007skaty Acquired savant syndrome triggers sudden artistic and mathematical abilities

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007skaty Lexical-gustatory synesthesia causes people to taste words.

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007skaty Savant Daniel Tammet experiences numbers as physical shapes and colors

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007skaty The Accidental Savant

Play the keys, play the keys / An accident unlocked the keys.

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007skaty British artist Stephen Wiltshire draws entire cities from memory.

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Tasty Little Letters
BETA

007skaty Drag tasty letter ingredients into the pot to learn how complex words are built.

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The human camera

007skaty In 2005, this autistic British artist captured every window and column of the city after one 20-minute helicopter ride.

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What was Stephen Wiltshire's first spoken word as a child, which he said after receiving drawing materials?

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Which major city did Stephen Wiltshire draw in 2005 on a 32.8-foot canvas after a brief helicopter flight?

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The mind holds vast, hidden capacities that standard perception keeps locked away.

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A blue day for numbers

007skaty This sensory wiring helped him recite Pi to 22,514 decimal places in 2004.

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How many decimal places of Pi did Daniel Tammet recite from memory in 2004?

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Which notoriously complex language did Daniel Tammet learn to speak fluently in just one week for a TV documentary?

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Fun Fact

Colored music: Famous composer Franz Liszt had synesthesia and would famously ask his orchestra to play 'a little more blue' or 'not so yellow.'

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What is the neurological condition where one sense is involuntarily blended with another?

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What is 'lexical-gustatory' synesthesia specifically known for?

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Which savant ability is coolest?

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Which hemisphere of the brain is typically damaged in cases of acquired savant syndrome, releasing the other's potential?

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What is the term for suddenly developing extraordinary abilities after a brain injury or trauma?

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