A Daily Galaxy post, The Importance of Being Forgetful,
featured the built-in neural process of forgetting, which discussed why
the average human brain is equipped with the ability to filter through
seemingly irrelevant details. While the average person may not have
vast memory resources, it appears to be an evolutionary trade-off that
allows the majority of us to focus on the most relevant facts.
However,
some of the most incredible minds on Earth lack this ability to filter
irrelevant facts, or perhaps it is more accurate to say that to a
savant, the irrelevant IS relevant, and incredibly so. Somehow their
brains are able to store and access incredible loads of information,
even perceiving and relating to this information in an entirely
different way.
Stephen While Imagine Individuals Similarly, Because Mind “They are exceptional in that they can tap in and somehow we can’t. They have privileged access,” said Snyder. So, It Posted by Rebecca Sato. Videos: Stephen Wiltshire draws Rome David Tammet Related post: The Importance of Being Forgetful
Wiltshire is considered an autistic savant. He has an ability which can
certainly be described as a "super power". Sometimes referred to as the
"human camera", Wilshire has the unnerving ability to draw exact
replicas of intricate structures, buildings and landscapes—virtually
anything he lays eyes on—after a quick glance. Without taking notes or
drawing rough sketches, Wiltshire methodically replicates what his eyes
have seen down to the exact number of windows in tall skyscrapers.
watching a video (see link below) of Stephen drawing Rome, it almost
seems as if he is a character straight from NBC's popular TV series
Heroes—born with a superhuman ability. Like many other savants,
Wiltshire's mind is a mystery. He did not speak his first words,
"pencil" and "paper" until he was five years old. Savants like
Wiltshire seem to have been born fundamentally different.
being able to learn one of the most difficult languages on Earth,
Icelandic, in just 7 days. Well known Savant, Daniel Tammet, makes is
look easy. His extraordinary abilities are linked to synesthesia. He
"feels" numbers in terms of texture, shape and color. Some scientists
believe that the epileptic seizures he suffered as a small child, which
nearly ended his life, somehow unlocked the door to an incredible
ability that may be inherent in all humans.
have been known to develop extraordinary abilities much later in life,
or after severe brain trauma. Alonzo Clemons, for example, developed an
incredible talent, which appears to have emerged directly following a
head injury as a child. He can see a fleeting image (on a television
screen for example) of any animal, and in less than 20 minutes sculpt a
perfect replica of that animal in three-dimensional accuracy. The wax
animal is correct in each and every detail, down to each fiber and
muscle.
Orlando Serrell did not possess any unusual skills until he was struck
by a baseball on the left side of his head on August 17, 1979 when he
was ten years old. Serrell suffered from a long headache, but after the
headache ended, Orlando inexplicably had the ability to perform
calendrical calculations of amazing complexity. He can also recall
details of his life, like the weather, where he was, and what he was
doing every day since the day that baseball hit his head.
of cases like these, some scientists believe that the potential to
express multiple super-abilities is a universal trait, but is obscured
by the normal functioning intellect. In the case of some savants, it is
believed that damage to the brain has somehow disrupted normal
functioning and therefore allows the brain to express these incredible
skills and abilities. Various researchers have noted how many
"disabled" individuals are simultaneously "superabled" through some
little understood phenomenon.
expert Allan Snyder of the University of Sydney and director of Centre
for the Mind, is certain that all people have these latent super
abilities, but only some are able to express them through
"malfunctions" of overriding brain functions.
if all of us have latent super-abilities, is it possible to activate
them permanently, or at least periodically, without compromising normal
brain functioning? Probably, say the Australian scientists who used
transcranial magnetic stimulation to temporarily switch off the frontal
temporal lobe of volunteers. Afterwards the subjects showed an
immediate improvement in calendar calculating, naming the day of the
week of any recent history event, and in their artistic abilities. Of
course these were just the abilities tested. Scientists do not know all
of the latent abilities that humans may possess.
has been predicted that more advanced neurological studies may someday
discover how to allow "Regular" people to tap into the incredible
latent powers of their own mind, and thereby unleashing some of the
"superhuman" potential in all of us.
Stephen draws Tokyo
Video: Tammet demonstrates his mathematical genius
David Tammet interview with David Letterman
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