Horrific Accident Turns Man into Musical Genius
- 12 years ago
A concussion helps a man to work on his musical talent.
A dive into the shallow end of a pool caused one man a serious concussion and progressive loss of hearing and memory. But it also gave him the incredible ability to play the piano without any classical training whatsoever.
He sees square blocks of white and black in his mind, and his fingers follow their wave-like pattern on the piano, allowing him to compose unique melodies.
He can’t write or read music, but he can create songs seemingly from thin air. This condition the accident gave him has been diagnosed as acquired savant syndrome, which can happen when a blow to the head unlocks a talent or skill that one was not born with or taught.
There are more cases of acquired savant syndrome, but it is an extremely rare condition having only been found in 30 people.
Other cases include Alonzo Clemens, who is able to build detailed animal sculptures in minutes though his verbal and cognitive skills stopped developing as a toddler. And a man named Orlando Serrell who was hit in the head by a baseball when he was 10 and can remember the weather every single day that passed from then on.
A dive into the shallow end of a pool caused one man a serious concussion and progressive loss of hearing and memory. But it also gave him the incredible ability to play the piano without any classical training whatsoever.
He sees square blocks of white and black in his mind, and his fingers follow their wave-like pattern on the piano, allowing him to compose unique melodies.
He can’t write or read music, but he can create songs seemingly from thin air. This condition the accident gave him has been diagnosed as acquired savant syndrome, which can happen when a blow to the head unlocks a talent or skill that one was not born with or taught.
There are more cases of acquired savant syndrome, but it is an extremely rare condition having only been found in 30 people.
Other cases include Alonzo Clemens, who is able to build detailed animal sculptures in minutes though his verbal and cognitive skills stopped developing as a toddler. And a man named Orlando Serrell who was hit in the head by a baseball when he was 10 and can remember the weather every single day that passed from then on.