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For the uninitiated, what is a savant syndrome? What's it look like for a pianist vs a biochemist?
by 8note 3y ago
For the uninitiated, what is a savant syndrome? What's it look like for a pianist vs a biochemist?
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoThink "Rain Man". Though only about half are autistic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savant_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savant_syndrome Two pianists: Autistic savant syndrome: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Paravicini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Paravicini https://www.ted.com/talks/derek_paravicini_and_adam_ockelford_in_the_key_of_genius https://www.ted.com/talks/derek_paravicini_and_adam_ockelfor... Acquired savant syndrome: https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/derek-amato-acquired-savant-syndrome-piano/ https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/derek-amato-acquired-s... I doubt a biochemist would have savant syndrome. It's possible, maybe. It would probably look like someone who could recall all of the enzymes (and their variants) and intermediates in various biosynthetic pathways and could tell you without research which enzymes would need to be expressed together to get from one starting chemical to another.