Fragments of Genius: The Strange Feats of Idiots Savants

By Michael J.A. Howe

Book Overview

A report on new investigations which explain how it is possible for certain individuals to be simultaneously retarded and yet capable of remarkable achievements. The author's findings encourage the reader to reconsider existing views about the manner in which human skills are organized.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415071690
• ISBN13: 9780415071697
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.