The third section of these set of videos, talks about accidental geniuses. These are geniuses that are known as savants. Why are they categorized by their amount of genius? Well, all of the people that appear in this video have amazing talents, which are almost impossible for any average person to obtain. For instance, George Wedener is a teen which has an amazing ability when it comes to calculating, Tommy McHugh is a great (compulsive) artist, George Widener is an individual that can tell you the day of the week of any past dates and Kim Peek is a savant which has the ability of using both eyes to read two different pages at the same time and still memorizes books!
You might ask...What do all of these savants have in common? Well, all of these people have savant abilities because they have all suffered brain damages. George Widener has a diminute amount of autism as well as George Widener, Tommy McHugh became a great (compulsive) artist after suffering a stroke and Kim Peek was born with macrocephaly.
Finally, savants are also known for being "released from tyranny of the left hemisphere" of the brain. Scientists also believe that testosterone levels affect neurons, because they have come to find that a fetus has the same level of testosterone as an adult male.
To conclude, accidental genius are those who are savants. These savants have extraordinary abilities that have been consequence of brain damages these individuals suffer. These savants are also known for having brain structure differences due to these damages.
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