Birdsong, blindness and my ‘super brain’
Juan Pablo Culasso can identify hundreds of birds from their song alone, a skill that landed him on a high-stakes TV gameshow and was the ultimate test of his abilities.
Uruguayan nature recordist Juan Pablo Culasso has a rare skill that only one in 10,000 people have — perfect pitch. His memory is as impressive as he can also identify hundreds of birds from listening to their song alone. Juan Pablo especially relies on his sense of hearing and ability to identify birds because he is blind. His talent led to a transformative moment on the Latin American TV gameshow, Super Cerebros.
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Presenter: India Rakusen
(Photo: Juan Pablo Culasso recording. Credit: Courtesy of Juan Pablo Culasso)
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