Imagine having a stroke, a severe brain injury or a tumor and suddenly waking up one day to find you've developed artistic talents to rival Picasso. It sounds impossible, but the brain is a mysterious organ, and sometimes, damage causes it to rewire itself in ways that reveal new talents even in people who could barely doodle a stick figure.
From the engineer on disability who became a sought-after digital artist after a stroke to a woman whose dementia spurred remarkable creative output, here are 10 artists who were all transformed by neurological trauma or disorders.
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