Black Rain Man Draws NYC From Memory

The human brain can be pretty amazing...

CBS NewsArtist Stephen Wiltshire's detailed drawing of NYC from memory is compared with real images of the Big Apple. Michelle Gielan speaks to Stephen about his experience in New York.
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Wow. I wouldn't call him the black Rainman but yes, that's impressive. I'm convinced that many mentally 'handicapped' people are actually the ones on a higher level and we aren't able to attain the ability of communicating with them. Just because we're the majority doesn't mean we're the farther developed.

You meet some of these guys and their raw mental power is sometimes astounding ... just housed in a less attractive body sometimes.

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