A 42-year-old man developed incredible artistic skills overnight — and doctors think he has an incredibly rare condition that caused it. Scott Mele told Inside Edition that he was in three car ...

The savant syndrome is a rare psychological phenomenon in which people manifest extraordinary skills beyond their usual abilities (Rudzinski et al., 2023). Here, we will discuss possible causes of ...

What is acquired savant syndrome? Acquired savant syndrome occurs when the brain responds to trauma. The syndrome refers to the new skills or abilities that emerge in a previously “normal” person, ...

Darold Treffert's fascination with savant syndrome began in 1962, when as a young psychiatrist he met people who, despite other mental challenges, were geniuses in certain tasks. One person memorized ...

When Jason Padgett was brutally mugged in 2002, his life changed in ways he never imagined. "I came home from the hospital and everything looked strange and jittery," Padgett said. "I thought it was ...

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 ...

Dr. Shaun Murphy is a prodigy in surgery, but the hospital board in ABC's new show The Good Doctor has great reservations about hiring him because he has autism. "Much of this first season will be ...

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 ...