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Explain in detail what "savant syndrome" means.
“Savant syndrome” is a term used for those people that have rare but spectacular abilities. It is very common that these people suffer from different mental or physical disabilities, but they are able to do extraordinary things. Savant syndrome is according to psychologists, the most fascinating phenomena in the study of human differences and cognitive psychology.
What does genius mean? Explain the difference between genius and savant.
“Genius is something or someone embodying exceptional intellectual ability, creativity, or originality, typically to a degree that is associated with the achievement of unprecedented insight… Savants are people with a rare condition in which they have developmental disorders in one or more areas of expertise, ability, or brilliance that are in contrast with the individual's overall limitations.”
Savant skills appear suddenly and as they appear they can vanish. Savants do not develop or make better any of these rare skills, but they have indeed an outstanding brain that lets them do extra normal things. Many calculate math problems in seconds and others just are extraordinary experts in other areas.
What is a stroke and how could it affect your mental functioning?
A stroke is when blood is clogged in an artery and blood cannot go through to a part of the brain. Depending on the area that is affected by a stroke, many different abilities are lost. In most cases there is a loss in language abilities, movement, or memory.
What is a functional MRI and how does it help us understand brain activity?
“Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive medical test that helps physicians diagnose and treat medical conditions. MRI uses a powerful magnetic field, radio frequency pulses and a computer to produce detailed pictures of organs, soft tissues, bone and virtually all other internal body structures. The images can then be examined on a computer monitor, transmitted electronically, printed or copied to a CD. MRI does not use ionizing radiation (x-rays)”.
What is the corpus callosum and what role does it play in your brain's activity?
“Corpus callosum is a wide, flat bundle of neural fibers beneath the cortex in the brain. It connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres and facilitates inter-hemispheric communication.”
What is epilepsy and how might it affect your brain's abilities?
Group of disorders that alter the way in which the electric signaling of the brain; this will work in an abnormal way. It may affect senses and movement, also, consciousness.
What is autism?
“Autism is a moderately rare condition resulting from a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life.” Autism is known as a neurological disorder that affects the brain in many ways, including its development. Sometimes, this disorder affects the way in which carriers (of autism; most are boys rather than girls) communicate and socialize with others. Most of the time, these people are also dealing with another developmental disability or CNS injury.
What is Asperger's Syndrome?
“Asperger's syndrome, also called Asperger's disorder, is a type of pervasive development disorder (PDD). PDDs are a group of conditions that involve delays in the development of many basic skills, most notably the ability to socialize with others, to communicate, and to use imagination.”
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