What creates a genius? Is it simply a function of having the right brain patterns, or is there a deeper mechanism at work? Just as savants like Daniel Tammet and Alonso Clemons demonstrate superhuman mastery in certain subjects, there have been people throughout history who gained extraordinary abilities from freak accidents. Unfortunately, genius often comes at a price.

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Source/Further reading:

https://youtu.be/v6gtpU8215U
http://www.medicaldaily.com/derek-amato-becomes-musical-genius-after-brain-injury-what-acquired-savant-syndrome-video-260369
https://youtu.be/VoMhyLJrz_M
http://www.livescience.com/45349-brain-injury-turns-man-into-math-genius.html
https://youtu.be/WNq4WKSSZuU
http://www.npr.org/2011/04/18/135509114/jon-sarkin-when-brain-injuries-transform-into-art
https://youtu.be/82bcDeQJavo
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/colorado-rancher-suffers-traumatic-brain-injury-accidental-genius/story?id=31053667
https://books.google.com/books?id=xRmf6D64ADIC&pg=PT153&dq=orlando+serrell&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjwsJ6UprfOAhXK7iYKHQsYAzwQ6AEIMzAE#v=snippet&q=mr.%20z&f=false
https://books.google.com/books?id=o1UaE-dVmjEC&pg=PA111&lpg=PA111&dq=franco+magnani+brain+damage&source=bl&ots=nfjVUNDXMe&sig=5qCBKbVNKV02-KYjBK0vvgELOtU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiH0rKRxLfOAhXH4CYKHZBpD9MQ6AEIMTAD#v=onepage&q=franco%20magnani%20brain%20damage&f=false
https://books.google.com/books?id=CScpCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA186&dq=Franco+Magnani&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwizwO7uoLfOAhVH8CYKHbGcB2YQ6AEIQjAH#v=onepage&q=Franco%20Magnani&f=false
https://youtu.be/IxNPy3oR62s
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/07/23/a-bolt-from-the-blue
https://youtu.be/OWqNoGKJWBI
http://www.orlandoserrell.com/about.htm
https://books.google.com/books?id=m3oSBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA200&dq=jim+carollo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwihrczkorfOAhUBSyYKHdA5Aj0Q6AEIJjAB#v=onepage&q=jim%20carollo&f=false