The title of this Wired article is The Key to Genius. It discusses the ways in which some savants think, it associates savant thinking processes with the relationship between enhanced and diminished functions in specific areas of the mind. Some scientists are studying the minds of savants in the hopes of finding ways to unleash genius thinking in anyone. –maybe. Lots of maybes and ethical questions come to mind..

–got me thinking, what areas of the brain are enhanced to compensate for the Tourette’s Syndrome and “ADHD” in my afflicted nephew’s brain? He definitely has artistic abilities that are a quite bit beyond his classmates. I wonder if, without these afflictions, would he just have the drawing skills of a regular kid?