‘Beautiful Disaster’: Head Injury Reveals Hidden Talent

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A rare case of Acquired Savant Syndrome, amazing in itself and what it reveals about how our brain operates.

 

‘Beautiful Disaster’: Head Injury Reveals Hidden Talent

A bang to the head changed a Colorado man’s life by revealing a hidden talent. Doctors say concert performer Derek Amato is one of the few people in the world to have experienced the rare phenomena called Acquired Savant Syndrome.  He says the music is in his mind. He sees it in his head, and his fingers do the rest. Amato has a gift that came about in an unexpected way.

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