I happened across this video of Stephen Wiltshire, an autistic man whose ability to remember incredible detail and draw it with near perfection is extraordinary. If he flies in a helicopter over a city just once, he can recreate the city perfectly in a drawing. The buildings have the right number of columns and windows. [...]

Gregory Berns’ book Iconoclast highlight’s the brain’s role in invention and innovation … altering perception can lead to breakthroughs.