Kim Peek, aka Rain Man Focus of NASA Study

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday November 9, 2004 @04:32AM from the check-out-the-big-brain-on-brad dept.

Bob Vila's Hammer writes "Kim Peek - an autistic man who has been deemed a "mega-savant" for his astonishing knowledge of 15 grand subjects ranging from history and literature, geography and numbers, to sports, music and dates - is a part of a new NASA study to explore the changes in his brain since MRI images were originally taken in 1988. Not only was he the basis of the main character in the movie Rain Man, but he apparently is getting smarter in his specialty areas as he gets older. The study has scientists hoping that technology used to study the effects of space travel on the brain will help explain his mental capabilities."

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The real question is... by NarrMaster · 2004-11-09 04:37 · Score: 0, Offtopic

...how many queens are there?

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Re:I Get All My Boxers at K-Mart by nearlygod · 2004-11-09 04:52 · Score: 0, Offtopic

That is a great station and it still broadcasts online: http://www.woxy.com/

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Re:compare to Bush's brain by stonecypher · 2004-11-09 06:12 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Actually, I'm modding it down because it's totally offtopic, not because I disagree. (Though, he's only actually won one election...)

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