A mile down an unpaved road on the outskirts of Canton, Ill., population 14,500, stands a shuttered ethanol plant. Corn farmers in the area chipped in $5,000 to $300,000 each — some even mortgaged ...

Jason Padgett woke up the day after he was attacked and hit in the head with an extraordinary ability in mathematics and geometry You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if ...

Jason Padgett was a normal futon salesman. But following a traumatic brain injury, he suddenly acquired the brain power of a savant.

the extraordinary savant ability surfaces in early childhood. In acquired savant syndrome astonishing new abilities, typically in music, art or mathematics, appear unexpectedly in ordinary persons ...