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Title Beautiful minds. Episode 1, Memory masters / directed by Freddie Röckenhaus, Petra Höfer ; performed by Rüdiger Gamm ; produced by Friederike Schmidt-Vogt, Svenja Mandel, Freddie Röckenhaus, Petra Höfer, ColourFIELD Tell-A-Vision
Published Hove, England : Orange Smarty, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (53 minutes)
Summary This fascinating window into the brain approaches the huge scientific field of research through the most interesting and entertaining 'research projects', the Savants. Currently there are around one hundred recognised Savants with genius-like talents worldwide. For all brain researchers the Savants are a fascinating window into the brain. Episode 1: Memory Masters. Orlando Serrell from Virginia was 10 when he was struck by a baseball on his temple during a game. He lost consciousness for a while, but when he woke up again, everything seemed to be normal. Only a year later did Orlando notice that he could remember every single detail of every single day of his life since his accident. Every date, every day of the week, what he had for lunch and of what colour his sister's socks were or what programme was on TV. Orlando, now at the end of his 30s, feels great - but the archive in his head grows from day to day. Kim Peek from Salt Lake City is the "real rainman". He doesn't read books - he scans them. The visual system of his brain allows him to read one page of a book with one eye and the other page at the same time with his other eye, allowing him to memorise the whole content within 8 seconds. Kim records any data like a hard drive: melodies, names, historic dates, the calendar, the complete TV programme listings, every area code of every place in the USA, the road map of every state
Notes Title from resource description page (viewed May 11, 2022)
"A Voyage to the Brain"
In English
Subject Savants (Savant syndrome)
Savant syndrome
Autism
Brain -- Physiology
Autism.
Brain -- Physiology.
Savant syndrome.
Savants (Savant syndrome)
Genre/Form Documentary films.
Documentary films.
Form Streaming video
Author Röckenhaus, Freddie, director, producer
Höfer, Petra, director, producer
Treffert, Darold A., speaker
Roth, Gerhard, 1942 August 15- speaker
Schmidt-Vogt, Friederike, producer
Mandel, Svenja, producer
Gamm, Rüdiger, speaker
Colourfield (Firm), production company
Orange Smarty (Firm), publisher
Other Titles Memory masters