10 People Who Gained Extraordinary Abilities From Brain Damage

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From people who gained lightning fast calculation skills overnight, to others who suddenly seemed blessed with artistic talent that was never before apparent, the world of acquired savants is intriguing, to say the least.

These real life ‘rain men’ were afflicted by brain injuries or other conditions and yet, as a result, had their heads ‘rewired’ so that incredible skills suddenly came to the surface. Even more intriguing is the fact that “such cases may point to untapped abilities in all of us…”

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