Most savant skills encompass a memory component—and not memory to the tune of “I’m good with names and dates” but memory to ...

Treffert believes that acquired savant syndrome indicates latent ability within everyone — that all of us have some “Rain Man” capacity within. The implications are even greater than that.

In addition to autism, Dr. Murphy has savant syndrome, characterized by the National Institutes of Health as "a rare, but extraordinary, condition in which persons with serious mental disabilities ...

The Good Doctor is a medical drama series that follows Dr. Shaun Murphy, a young surgical resident with autism and savant syndrome, as he navigates the challenges of working at a prestigious hospital.

INDIANAPOLIS — Would you believe that you could somehow acquire astonishing new abilities in areas you never had before, like music, art or math? It’s called sudden genius syndrome or savant … ...