Struck By Genius How A Brain Injury Made Me A Mathematical Marvel.

From head trauma to scientific wonder-a "deeply absorbing . . . fascinating" true story of acquired savant syndrome ( Entertainment Weekly ). Twelve years ago, Jason Padgett had never made it past pre-algebra. But a violent mugging forever altered the way his brain worked. It turned an ordinary math-averse student into an extraordinary young man with a unique gift to see the world as no one else does: water pours from the faucet in crystalline...