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Savant syndrome (/ ˈ s æ v ə n t, s æ ˈ v ɑː n t / SAV-ənt, sə-VAHNT, US also / s ə ˈ v ɑː n t / sav-AHNT) is a phenomenon where someone demonstrates exceptional aptitude in one domain, such as art or mathematics, despite significant social or intellectual impairment.
Rain Man debuted December 16, 1988, and was the second highest-grossing film at the weekend box office (behind Twins), with $7 million. [22] It reached the first spot the weekend of December 30 – January 2, finishing 1988 with $42 million. [23] The film would become the highest-grossing U.S. film of 1988 by earning more than $172 million ...
Laurence Kim Peek was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, [7] with macrocephaly, [5] damage to the cerebellum, and agenesis of the corpus callosum, [8] a condition in which the nerves that connect the two hemispheres of the brain are missing; in Peek's case, secondary connectors, such as the anterior commissure, were also missing. [5]
Linda and Terry Jamison (born January 12, 1955) are American identical twins based in Los Angeles, California who claim to be psychics.The Jamisons' predictions have been featured in tabloid newspapers, and they have appeared in various media.
They were born in Firuzabad, a city in southwest Iran, to Dadollah Bijani and Maryam Safari, members of a farming family from the nearby Lohrasb village. The Bijani sisters were lost in a hospital in 1979 after the doctors responsible for them had to suddenly leave for the United States during the revolution in Iran.
Barry Morrow is an American screenwriter and producer. He wrote the story and co-wrote the screenplay for Rain Man.He is the father of Emmy Award-winning animator, writer, and storyboard artist, Clayton Morrow, and father-in-law of animator and storyboard artist, Cindy Morrow.
Twins 1990 The Reflecting Skin: Twins 2000 Coldblooded: Landlord 2000 Burning Hear: Cabaret Woman — 2003 Crisis Line: Jackie — Direct-to-video 2004 Mindbenders: Lucretia — 2006 The Wicker Man: Blind Twin #1 Blind Twin #2 2008 A Season to Wither: Elizabeth Beatrice Short film 2009 Chloe and Attie: Attie Chloe Short film 2011 Seed Money ...
The Lyman twins also display two characteristics that seem to be defining features of hyperthymestic syndrome; they have an obsessive interest in popular culture and they have an urge to record and/or collect mementos of their obsessive interests.