Here are five real people who suddenly became geniuses after a sudden accident and are proof of savant syndrome. People who suddenly become geniuses after a sudden accident Jason Padgett – math talent Although many people are gifted with music or the arts, Jason Padgett’s talent is in math. Jason dropped out of school in the past, worked in his father’s furniture store and often indulged in parties. At the age of 31, he became a math and physics genius overnight after being hit in the head during a petty theft. Diagnosed with savant syndrome – a brain injury that turns ordinary people into experts in math, art or music. Jason has the ability to draw fractal by hand. Jason is one of the few people in the world who can draw a fractal by hand. These images are repeated many times and can take weeks if not months to complete. After his injury, Padgett drew complex geometric shapes, but he was not properly trained to understand the equations they represented. One day a physicist discovered he was drawing drawings. in a shopping mall, and advised him to pursue math training. Since then, Padgett has taken the path of mathematics. Orlando Serrell- super memory At the age of 10, Orlando Serrell was born in 1968, from Virginia, was hit by a baseball and had to quickly end the game. “I didn’t tell my parents,” he said, “so I didn’t go to the hospital after the accident.” However, after that accident, Orlando suffered from headaches for a year. But when the pain finally subsided, Orlando realized he could recall the day of the week for any given day and never made a mistake. He can do amazing calendar calculations – from knowing how many days are between certain dates or how many times March 12 fell on a Thursday. Also, sometimes Orlando can remember every detail exactly. happened during the day like the weather that day and what he did that day. Apparently, a mild concussion gave Orlando Serrell special abilities. Daniel Tammett – math genius Daniel Tammett became obsessed with numbers after he suffered a seizure at the age of three. During his years in school, Daniel has won many awards but no one has recognized his extraordinary ability. It was not until the age of 25 that Daniel was diagnosed with high-functioning autistic savant syndrome, which allowed him to calculate with astonishing accuracy. Daniel counted the number of digits 22,514 decimal places in 5 hours and 9 minutes. Daniel also speaks 10 languages, including Icelandic, which he learned a week after a challenge for a TV show. Ben McMahon – unexpected language ability When Ben McMahon went into a coma after a car crash, his parents feared that he would never wake up. But a week later, the Australian student woke up and suddenly spoke Mandarin (a language of Chinese). Ben used to learn basic languages ​​in school and failed. “When I woke up and saw a Chinese nurse, I thought I was in China,” he said. It was like a dream. I started speaking Chinese as soon as I woke up.” Ben later also recalled English but his Chinese remained and Ben used this unexpected talent to earn a living as a Chinese-speaking tour guide in Austria and on Oh My God – a show. TV program in Chinese to help Chinese settlers in Australia. Lachlan Connors – musical prodigy Lachlan Connors, from Denver, Colorado (USA) has such a poor sense of melody that he cannot play children’s songs on the piano, much to his mother’s disappointment. However, Lachlan Connors has twice suffered serious concussions when he was involved in an accident during sports matches. As a result, Lachlan Connors suffered from seizures and hallucinations, forcing him to give up his interest in sports. But the 17-year-old young man’s injury at the time had a positive side effect. Lachlan acquired the skill of learning to play an instrument with ease. Experts believe his epileptic seizures may resemble those of composer Frederic Chopin. From someone with no musical talent, Lachlan now plays 13 instruments including piano, guitar, mandolin, ukelele and harmonica,… Derek Amato – musical ability When Derek Amato was diving into a friend’s pool in October 2006, he accidentally injured himself by hitting his head on the pool floor. Derek was later diagnosed with a severe concussion, hearing loss and headaches. Later, Derek became homeless after a failed business deal in 2002. But a few weeks later, Derek saw a piano at his friend’s house and was “pulled” to play it. Derek explained that he suddenly knew how to play when he saw the black and white squares move from left to right causing his fingers to move. Derek can now play eight instruments and has released two albums. What is savant syndrome? Savant syndrome, also known as genius syndrome, occurs when the brain reacts to trauma. According to Dr. Mara Klemich, a neuropsychologist who has studied traumatic brain injury and in the fields of neuropsychology, this syndrome refers to new skills or abilities that suddenly appear in a person. someone they didn’t have before. These new abilities occur after brain injury, stroke, or other central nervous system problems, and even dementia. Although rare, Dr. Klemich has seen two patients develop develop extraordinary skills, such as drawing and painting after an accident. In addition to these two skills, Dr Klemich said there are people who develop other intelligent skills including calculating calendar dates, math, art and music. Some people think that people with this syndrome will suddenly become brilliant at all areas. However, Dr Klemich said most cases only show specific skills in one of those areas. The exact cause of this syndrome is still unknown. (Illustration) The causes of savant syndrome are not well understood. Savant syndrome can be caused by neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder or it can also be caused by brain injury. Some common causes of Savant syndrome: • Genetics: Most people with Savant syndrome are hereditary. • Trauma: Degenerative diseases or head trauma can also lead to this condition. Some experts believe that complications a baby has at birth will lead to Savant syndrome. • Hormones: The male hormone testosterone is thought to speed the development of infantile syndrome. This hormone also inhibits the production of the hormone oxytocin, a hormone that helps you adapt to society. Furthermore, it is thought that mutant neurons are also responsible for this syndrome. However, the actual cause of Savant syndrome remains unclear. Sometimes, this syndrome can be detected when the patient is young, but in other cases, the disease is discovered until adulthood.

The new, modern and beautiful headquarters of the Institute for Advanced Research in Mathematics is located at 157 Chua Lang Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi. The Advanced Research Institute of Mathematics has been approved by the Ministry of Education and Training to purchase the Nguyen Van Huyen private primary school and renovate and upgrade it as a headquarters since the end of 2018 with an area of ​​nearly 2,500 m2. In which 1,800 m2 is used for construction works and nearly 700 m2 for road construction according to the city’s planning. The Institute implements a renovation, repair and upgrade project in 2 phases: phase 1 in 2019 and phase 2 in 2020. The three U-shaped building blocks of Nguyen Van Huyen Private Primary School were previously renovated into a 5-storey headquarters with a floor area of ​​640 square meters for each floor and a conference hall of 310 square meters. The structure of the Institute’s headquarters building consists of 3 blocks of 5 floors and a hall of 200 seats. The courtyard is raised to the second floor, just below this courtyard is designed a multi-purpose hall. The first floor includes reception area, 200-seat hall and 3 30-seat conference rooms for conference / seminar / classroom activities. The hall is designed to be simple but modern. The second and third floors are offices of the office, researchers, international meeting rooms, and information technology rooms. International meeting room. The 4th floor includes common living area for researchers, library and group discussion rooms. Common living area for researchers. Library of Advanced Research Institute in Mathematics. “View” library. The 5th floor is designed with creative spaces, canteen, sports room and guest house. Due to the limited budget, the problem is to renovate, repair and make the most of the existing structures. After a period of renovation and repair, sometimes interrupted by the Covid-19 translation, the head office of the Institute for Advanced Study of Mathematics was completed by the end of 2020 at the address 157, Chua Lang street. , Dong Da district, Hanoi. Space of Advanced Research Institute in Mathematics is designed flexibly, with multi-faceted and multi-dimensional architecture. The complex of stacking the 4th and 5th floors on the regular U-shaped floor has turned this place into an open research space, both modern and inspirational. On August 17, 2010, the Government issued Decision No. 1483 / QD-TTg approving the National Key Program for Mathematical Development for the 2010-2020 period. One of the Program’s important tasks is to establish Advanced Research Institute in Mathematics. Advanced Research Institute of Mathematics was established on December 23, 2010, under the Ministry of Education and Training. The goal of the Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics is to become an excellent mathematics center, with a working environment equivalent to some developed countries in Mathematics, for academic exchange to improve the scientific capacity of Vietnamese math researchers, teaching and applying. Since then, contributing to the implementation of the goals of the National Key Program for Mathematical Development for the period 2010 to 2020, ensuring the sustainable development of Vietnamese Mathematics, positively contributing to the development of the country and enhancing Vietnam’s position in the international arena. Current staff and specialists of the Advanced Research Institute of Mathematics. After 10 years of establishment, with the scientific reputation of GS. Ngo Bao Chau and the efforts of the entire Vietnamese Mathematical community, the Advanced Research Institute of Mathematics has become a prestigious and prestigious Mathematics center of international stature.

The study was performed on 104 children aged 3-10 years old, of which 55 were girls. The scientists showed the children an educational video that included math concepts such as counting and subtraction. The scientists then charted the child’s brain activity through an MRI scanner and compared the results. That data showed no difference between children’s brain functions or development. The team also looked at the results of a math proficiency test of 97 children aged 3 to 8, of which 50 were female. Both genders showed equally good results, irrespective of age. The study also showed that, in fact, girls and boys had similar levels of neurological maturity across the brain. This shows that the neural processing of mathematics develops at the same rate in boys and girls. According to researcher Matthijs Oosterveen, Erasmus University Rotterdam (Netherlands), “Natural science has been considered a weakness of women. Many people believe that they are more endowed with social studies. Scientific findings show that it is gender prejudice. In fact, men and women are equally capable “. Dr. Alyssa Kersey – Psychology Department, University of Chicago said, “Not only in mathematics but in all other fields, both boys and girls have similar brain activity.” . According to research published in the Journal in 2011, gender stereotypes about math can cause girls to have more self-esteem about their abilities. In the long run, it will have a negative impact on their academic performance. Therefore, scientists hope that these scientific studies can contribute to eliminating gender stereotypes. Thereby, it is possible to promote women’s participation in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Grade 11 student Pham Van Thong. Photo: Ngan Chi Overcoming adversity In April, the first sunshine of the season is like yellowing in the sky in the idyllic northern countryside. It was past noon, a slender pupil was hurriedly cycling alone in the middle of a deserted road to return to his small house in Che Lead village (Di Che commune, Tien Lu district, Hung Yen), the whole family waiting for rice. The electric bicycle probably had a problem in the middle of the road, so his face was so sweaty. It was the 11th grade student Pham Van Thong (Hung Yen specialized high school, Hung Yen province), but now, when it comes to the whole village below, everyone knows the language and the commendation plate. People admire Thong, not only because, last school year, he was honored to be in the national team of excellent students in Math, but also because, the diligent pupil overcame his family’s adversity towards the future is full of light. Born into a poor family, his father suffers from schizophrenia, his mother suffers from epilepsy since the day he was in school, when Thong was born, everyone worried that he would inherit the disease from his parents. But no, both Thong and his sister currently in grade 6 are very bright and even have remarkable academic achievements. A simple meal of a family of 4. Photo: Ngan Chi From an early age, Thong had an outstanding record in Math. Knowing his family was in difficult, his parents brought many diseases, he never asked his mother to take tutoring, even though his mother advised to take extra classes, the male student still firmly refused. In order to foster his passion for Mathematics, Thong always makes the most of his time for studying, taking advantage of it to explore and exchange more knowledge with teachers and friends after school; the rest, relying on their own initiative and perseverance to conquer difficult content. Just like that, in grade 7, Pham Van Thong won the third prize at district level in Mathematics, in grade 9, won the consolation prize at district level in Mathematics. In the 10th grade entrance exam, the male student excellently passed the Math class of Hung Yen High School, ranked 4th in the whole school. In particular, by the beginning of the 11th grade year (August 2020), Thong was honored to be 1 of 6 math students in the national excellent student team. The day of receiving the congratulatory letter from the Director of the Department of Education and Training of Hung Yen province when Thong was admitted to the team of excellent students in National Mathematics, the mother was happy to shed tears because her son had high achievements in studying, and his father still “Indifferent” for not knowing what it is. Although later, sad to hear that I have not been accepted, but with the spirit of optimism, “do not falter”, Thong affirms: “Since I have not tried my best, this year, I am practicing. Trung rehearsed for the next attempt “. After school, Usually help parents with housework. Photo: Ngan Chi Love can be foolish at times, but always treasured Thong’s parents – Ms. Hoang Thi Quy (44 years old) and Pham Van Hinh (50 years old, known by villagers as “Hinh Tons”) have been married for 19 years. Their home is from two pieces of match matchmaking, which have no love, but become happiness. Ms. Quy from a girl who is considered “too old to miss” because she is ill-tempered and does not dare to love anyone, has found a family. Anh Hinh from a naive man, “does not know what to do, does not listen to anyone”, after getting married, began to “understand” again. Ms. Quy patiently taught him from farming to housework, it all started from zero. After the meal, the younger sister and her father feed the chickens. Photo: Ngan Chi Gradually, he also knew the job. “At first you didn’t know what to do, I just had to go with it to show it personally. Initially, when he pulled the seedlings, he pulled the grass. Then, his wife showed how to distinguish the seedlings from the grass, how to push the seedlings when transplanted, to stand and slap the water properly. Ordinary people can pick up 5 plots a day, and he only gets 1 piece. Ordinary people can pull 100 seedlings a day, and he only gets 30 bunches of seedlings. Ordinary people get the whole pole every day, he only gets 2 pieces, but more than he can not help anything. Then comes the housework like cooking, I also have to show him how to measure the water level with my knuckles, the meal is so dull, the meal is awkward but gradually getting used to it ”- she shared. Just like that, the small house every day adds a happy part. The outsider said that he may not be sure that Mr. Hinh has heard it, but his wife told him that he was uneasy. Mr. Pham Van Hinh and Ms. Hoang Thi Quy. Photo: Ngan Chi In the past few years, “Hinh Teo” has gotten faster every day, even shows that his children are good at studying with their neighbors and relatives, they have known to give up delicious food to their children during the meal, so far it is time to take care of meals. water for his wife, even able to sign his own name taught by his wife even though he is illiterate … Only he could not count more than 10 numbers and could not spend money. The man had just picked a handful of morning glory from the field, started to prepare lunch, his mouth kept showing off “there is an older son who studies very well, many certificates of merit but not sure what subject, who praised” … After all, boys, he mentioned his daughter, “he doesn’t study as much as his brother, but he is quite good” – he laughed after saying that. Rice just cooked, Ms. Quy also drove the car of Cup 82 to the yard. Currently, the whole family depends on her salary as a construction worker, 200,000 VND / day. Poor health, not used to heavy work, just building the car, the woman hurriedly sat down on the steps, breathless. She said: “The illness itself has been in remission for several years now, and my illness is still the same, I try to buy more health insurance for the couple to keep away, the rest will invest. for you… ”. Waiting for the two children to come home from school, the whole family gathered around a simple tray of rice in the 4th grade house with only a plate of boiled water spinach, a bowl of water and a few pieces of simmered sausages. Finished meal, Ms. Quy took advantage of the nap and then went to work. Anh Hinh and his daughter feed the chickens, and the son is also nimble at cleaning the dishes. Not only did he study well, Thong and his sister were both good children, after every hour at school, when they returned home, the two brothers helped their parents manage the housework, and rarely went out to play. The house was more than 10 km away from the school, at first Thong asked his mother to ride a bicycle, but thought that the long way, the children went to school hard, relatives helped to buy him an electric bicycle. The house was far away, many days in the afternoon shift, Thong brought a pair of rice cages to school to eat. As a son, but Thong does not care about anything, after school he goes to the pond to help his mother wash vegetables, partly because he wants to watch because he is afraid of his mother falling. When they got older, the two brothers never demanded that their parents buy new furniture or buy new clothes. Congratulation letter from the Director of the Department of Education and Training of Hung Yen province. Photo: Ngan Chi Referring to “whether their parents are sick, do you hesitate to talk to friends?” Thong said: “I have never been ashamed of my parents. There are new parents with you today. I am proud of my family. I love my parents so much, when I grow up, I will take care of them ”. Anyone who asked about his dream, student Pham Van Thong immediately said he would “be a doctor” to be able to take care of his parents. And in the short term, Thong hopes that he will pass the exam to the Military Medical Academy because it can reduce the burden of school fees to pay for his family. Life has linked two people, though not perfect, but has created a perfect and happy family. Although they do not know what love is, but for the past 19 years, brothers and sisters have treated each other with the most sincere and deepest feelings. The beautiful end of the love story is that the children are obedient and well-educated. The mother wishes her son to pass university and pursue a favorite job to escape the village of bamboo – something she and her husband have never dared to think of before.