60 minutes. Rex [musical savant]
Description
October 20, 2005 -- The human mind can be mystifying in its capacity to accommodate both disability and genius in the same person, as 60 Minutes found in a little boy named Rex. Rex was born blind, with brain damage so severe it looked as though he would never walk, talk, or do much of anything. And yet he has a talent few of us can imagine. To understand Rex's brain would be to unlock mysteries of language, memory, and music. Correspondent Lesley Stahl has followed Rex and his mother, Cathleen, for several years now; she first met them in 2003.
Runtime
12 min
Series
Subjects
Genre
Date of Publication
2005
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
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