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Kim Peek
- Though Kim Peek is a savant, he has some exceptional brain abilities. He is lacking a functional corpus callosum (which makes it impossible for his right and left brain hemispheres to exchange information) and has a damaged cerebellum. Without a corpus callosum, some develop above average memory abilities. In Kim Peek’s case, he can read a new book in about 1 hour and manages to retain over 98% of the information within the book! Impressive.
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Laurence Kim Peek (November 11, 1951 – December 19, 2009) was an
American
savant
. Known as a "megasavant", he had an
exceptional memory
, but he also experienced social difficulties, possibly resulting from a
developmental disability
related to congenital
brain
abnormalities. He was the inspiration for the character of Raymond Babbitt, played by
Dustin Hoffman
in the movie
Rain Man
. Unlike Babbitt, Peek had
FG syndrome
.
Early life</SPAN>
Peek was born in
Salt Lake City
,
Utah
with
macrocephaly
, damage to the
cerebellum
, and
agenesis of the corpus callosum
, a condition in which the bundle of nerves that
connects the two hemispheres of the brain is missing
; in Peek's case, secondary connectors such as the
anterior commissure
were also missing. There is speculation that his neurons
made unusual connections
due to the absence of a corpus callosum, which resulted in an increased memory capacity. According to Peek's father, Fran Peek, Kim was able to memorize things from the age of 16–20 months. He read books, memorized them, and then placed them upside down on the shelf to show that he had finished reading them, a practice he maintained. He could speed through a book in about an hour and remember almost everything he had read, memorizing vast amounts of information in subjects ranging from history and literature, geography and numbers to sports, music and dates. According to an article in
The Times
newspaper, he could accurately recall the contents of at least 12,000 books. Peek lived in
Murray, Utah
.
Peek did not walk until the age of four and then in a sidelong manner.
[
He could not button up his shirt and had difficulty with other ordinary motor skills, presumably due to his damaged cerebellum, which normally coordinates motor activities. In psychological testing, Peek scored below average (87) on general
IQ
tests.
Rain Man
In 1984,
screenwriter
Barry Morrow
met Peek in
Arlington, Texas
; the result of the meeting was the 1988 movie
Rain Man
. The character of Raymond Babbitt, although inspired by Peek, was portrayed as having
autism
.
Dustin Hoffman
, who played Babbitt, met Peek and other savants to get an understanding of their nature and to play the role accurately and
methodically
. The movie caused a number of requests for appearances, which increased Peek's self-confidence. Barry Morrow gave Kim his
Oscar
statuette to carry with him and show at these appearances; it has since been referred to as the "Most Loved Oscar Statue" as it has been held by more people than any other. Kim also enjoyed approaching strangers and showing them his talent for calendar calculations by telling them on which day of the week they were born and what news items were on the front page of major newspapers. Peek also appeared on television. He travelled with his father, who took care of him and performed many motor tasks that Peek found difficult
Kim : the Idiot Savant
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