Savant syndrome 4

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A prodigious savant is someone whose skill level would qualify him or her as a prodigy, or exceptional talent, even in the absence of a cognitive disability.

Prodigious savants are those individuals whose abilities would be considered phenomenal or genius even in a person without any limitations or special diagnosis of impairment.

The most common trait of these prodigious savants is their seemingly limitless mnemonic skills, with many having eidetic or photographic memories. Indeed, prodigious savants are extremely rare, with fewer than one hundred noted in more than a century of literature on the subject.

Treffert, the leading researcher in the study of savant syndrome, estimates that fewer than fifty or so such individuals are believed to be alive in the world today.

The website of the Wisconsin Medical Society lists 29 savant profiles. Darold Treffert is past-president of the society.


英単語

No.	英単語	発音	詞	意味
1	impairment	ɪmpéɚ	動	（価値・健康など）損なう
2	trait	tréɪt	名	（人・物の)特性、特色、特徴
3	mnemonic	nɪmάnɪk	形	記憶を助ける、記憶術の
4	eidetic	aɪˈdɛtɪk	形	直感像の
5	prodigy	prάdədʒi	名	非凡な人、天才
6	exceptional	ɪksépʃ(ə)nəl	形	例外的な、まれな
7	phenomenal	fənάmənl	形	自然現象の
8	limitation	lìmətéɪʃən	名	限定、制限
9	Indeed	ɪndíːd	副	実に、実際に、まったく
10	Wisconsin	wɪskάnsɪn	名	ウィスコンシン州 （米国北中部の州。州都 Madison）