Beautiful Minds: A Voyage Into The Brain was a 2006 documentary on super-talented savants

Savant syndrome

Savant syndrome , sometimes referred to as savantism, is a rare condition in which people with developmental disorders have one or more areas of expertise, ability, or brilliance that are in contrast with the individual's overall limitations...

. Prof. Gerhard Roth

Gerhard Roth

Gerhard Roth is an Austrian writer.-Life:The son of a medical practitioner, Roth originally also wanted to study medicine himself, but soon focussed on literature. Initially, he earned his living as a computer programmer; he has been a freelance writer since 1976...

 of the University of Bremen

University of Bremen

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 in Germany

Germany

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, and Dr. Darold Treffert

Darold Treffert

Darold A. Treffert is a psychiatrist who specializes in the epidemiology of autism spectrum disorders. He has also conducted research on savant syndrome. He is a Clinical Professor at the University of Wisconsin Medical School and holds a position at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac,...

 of the University of Wisconsin Medical School in USA introduced savants

Savant syndrome

Savant syndrome , sometimes referred to as savantism, is a rare condition in which people with developmental disorders have one or more areas of expertise, ability, or brilliance that are in contrast with the individual's overall limitations...

 from different countries. They were Howard Potter, Orlando Serrell

Orlando Serrell

Orlando L. Serrell is an "acquired savant" — someone who exhibits savant skills after CNS injury or disease, as opposed a person born with autistic disorder or other developmental disability....

, Kim Peek

Kim Peek

Laurence Kim Peek was an American savant. Known as a "megasavant", he had a photographic or eidetic memory, but also social difficulties, possibly resulting from a developmental disability related to congenital brain abnormalities. He was the inspiration for the character of Raymond Babbitt,...

, Matt Savage

Matt Savage

Matthew "Matt" Savage is an American autistic savant musician. Born in Sudbury, Massachusetts, he is the son of Diane and Lawrence "Larry" Savage.- Background :...

, Stephen Wiltshire

Stephen Wiltshire

Stephen Wiltshire MBE, is an architectural artist who has been diagnosed with autism. Wiltshire was born in London, England, to West Indian parents. He is known for his ability to draw a landscape after seeing it just once. He studied Fine Art at City & Guilds Art College.-Early life:Wiltshire was...

, Temple Grandin

Temple Grandin

Temple Grandin is an American doctor of animal science and professor at Colorado State University, bestselling author, and consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior...

, Alonzo Clemons

Alonzo Clemons

Alonzo Clemons is an American animal sculptor and a savant. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.Clemons suffered a severe brain injury as a child that left him developmentally disabled , but able to create very accurate animal sculptures out of clay. Clemons can create a sculpture of almost any animal,...

, Christopher Taylor, and Rüdiger Gamm

Rüdiger Gamm

Rüdiger Gamm is a German "mental calculator". He attained the ability to mentally evaluate large arithmetic expressions at the age of 21. He can also speak backwards, and calculate calendars...

. It has been broadcast in more than 20 countries including Germany

Germany

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, France

France

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, Austria

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, Switzerland

Switzerland

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, Italy

Italy

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, Ireland

Ireland

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, Sweden

Sweden

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, Japan

Japan

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, Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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, Canada

Canada

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, New Zealand

New Zealand

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, and USA.

The documentary consisted of three episodes:

Episode 1: Memory Masters

Episode 2: The Einstein Effect

Episode 3: A Little Matter Of Gender

It was produced in 2006 by colourFIELD tell-a-vision, a German company.