Kim Peek, the inspiration for Rain Man, dies at 58

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Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

Do you think that ability may have to do with the fact that he wasn't really picking up the context of what he was reading? I mean basically his eyes were just scanning the page, and yes he was able to remember everything he was reading but he wasn't necessarily able to form abstract thoughts in relation to what he was reading. Either way, it is an amazing talent.

Oh, yeah, he absolutely wasn't comprehending what he was reading. He was a human scanner. He had an IQ of 73. What is interesting to me is the idea that each eye can be focused on something with the brain actually computing it. My eyes can't do that.