5 People Who Gained Amazing Superpowers after Brain Trauma

Last Updated on January 7, 2021

Ben said about his new talent, ‘According to a Chinese idiom, from a tragedy comes something great.’ Fortunately, his talent remained and he now uses it to earn a living as a Chinese-speaking tour guide and helping Chinese expats settle in Australia.

#2 – Franco Magnani – Painting from Memory

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Franco Magnani is an Italian immigrant who was struck by a weird illness during the 60s. He experienced extreme and sudden fever attacks that then resulted in seizures. Luckily, Mangani managed to combat the severe illness, but he was left with mysterious vision-like dreams about his hometown Pontito, Italy. What’s interesting is that Franco hasn’t visited Pontito for more than 30 years! Yet, he was able to vividly recall its landmarks and buildings, which he then began to paint with remarkable details. His works of art eventually caught the attention of experts, who shared it with the public in art galleries along with real photos of the sites for comparison.

The results were extraordinary! Franco’s terrible illness gave him the perfect ability to unlock distant memories from his childhood. The 83-year-old memory artist has now retired and no longer showcases his paintings. However, his marvelous memory paintings are expected to feature in a museum, so people can still catch a glimpse of his bizarre, yet genius gift.

#3 – Tony Cicoria – Piano Artist

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Tony Cicoria’s unique story is one of the best-known cases of acquired savant syndrome. Unbelievably, he was struck by lightning in 1994! The 42-year-old man had just finished using a public telephone when the bolt struck his body, causing his heart to stop. With some unbelievable luck, the woman waiting behind him to use the phone was an experienced nurse, who could resuscitate him. Tony later claimed that he had seen bluish-white light surrounding his own body on the ground. While he was recovering, Tony became literally obsessed with piano music that he bought himself a piano and could surprisingly teach himself to play.

Not only he learned to play perfectly, but he also had the ability to compose pieces that seemed to suddenly appear in his head, regardless of the fact that he had never had any real interest in music before the accident. Tony Cicoria then spent all of his time writing and practicing music for several months. Finally, he started his first composition on October 2007, and since then has given a great number of recitals and appeared in numerous TV programs and magazines.