Laurence Kim Peek (November 11, 1951 – December 19, 2009) was an American savant. Known as a "megasavant", he had an exceptional memory, but he also experienced...
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Look up peek, Peek, or PEEK in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Peek or PEEK may refer to: Peek (data type operation), an operation on data types such...
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the character of Raymond after meeting Kim Peek, a real-life savant; his characterization was based on both Peek and Bill Sackter, a good friend of Morrow...
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Hungarian autistic writer and artist Nadia Chomyn, British autistic artist Kim Peek, American "megasavant" Leslie Lemke, American musician Rex Lewis-Clack...
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Split-brain (section Kim Peek)
"stone" to form the integrated concept of a tombstone.[citation needed] Kim Peek was arguably the most well-known savant. He was born on November 11, 1951...
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linked to inheritance of the X chromosome. A 2008 study concluded that Kim Peek, who was the basis for Dustin Hoffman's character Raymond Babbitt in the...
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specialized. In extreme cases, like those of Solomon Shereshevsky and Kim Peek, memory skills can reportedly hinder social skills.[medical citation needed]...
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statuette on permanent loan to Salt Lake City in memory of Kim Peek, and put forward the money for the Peek Award, which "pays tribute to artists, media makers...
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performance. The book describes the prodigious memory and 87-point IQ of Kim Peek, the inspiration for the 1988 movie Rain Man. Foer discusses how Daniel...
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Retrieved June 22, 2023. Rothman, Michael (June 18, 2014). "Take a Sneak Peek at Kim Kardashian's New Video Game". ABC News. Disney Media Networks. Archived...
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