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My Brilliant Brain
Geniuses
amaze us,
impress us, and
make us all a little
jealous. How do they
differ from the average
person? Scientists are
working hard to figure
out that answer.
Tune in to the
National Geographic
Channel to find out
about the discoveries
they're making in the
series My Brilliant
Brain.
When Marc Yu was only
two years old, he began
to play the piano. After
a year, he started
learning pieces by
Beethoven. Now he's a
world-renowned
concert pianist at age
eight. He learns newer
and more difficult
pieces
with ease
and can identify any
note he hears. He seems
to be specially designed
for music. In
Born
Genius, National
Geographic looks at the
science behind child
prodigies
to explain why some
children seem to be born
without limits.
Genius didn't come
naturally to Tommy
McHugh. His came only
after he nearly
died from bleeding
in his brain. After
recovering, McHugh's
head was filled with new
thoughts and pictures.
So, he began to express
them in the form of
poetry
and art. Now, he's a
seemingly
unstoppable
creative machine.
Sufferers of
autism and
brain injury have shown
that great mental
ability can sometimes
come from damage or
disease. Accidental
Genius explores this
puzzling relationship.
Can normal people be
trained to be geniuses?
Susan Polger has shown
no signs of
extraordinary
intelligence. Yet,
during her childhood,
she studied thousands of
chess
patterns and learned to
recognize
them immediately. As a
result, she was able to
beat
skilled
adult players by age 10
and can now play up to
five games at the same
time without even seeing
the boards.
Make Me a Genius
examines what it takes
to
turn
an ordinary brain
into that of a
genius.
If becoming a genius
were easy, we'd all be
one. Yet, there is much
more to super
intelligence than simply
being born lucky. Learn
more about amazing
brains this month on
National Geographic's My
Brilliant Brain. |
