One Explanation for the Extraordinary Performances of People with Savant

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Essay

One explanation for the extraordinary performances of people with savant syndrome is that an area of the brain is damaged, freeing the person from the "distractions" of language, concepts, and higher-level thoughts. This area of the brain that is theorized to be damaged in persons with savant syndrome is the __________.

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