Why musical talent can stem from visual impairment

Musical talent and blindness have often been thought to be linked – and now there's proof in the form of new researchOn a normal after-school evening in South Godstone, Surrey, one school boy's bedroom is ringing out to the sounds of a live concert of Gnarls Barkley's Crazy and Tony Christie's Amarillo, with a dash of opera in between.Listening outside, you might think this was a very eclectic concert of stars. In fact, the performances are all coming from 12-year-old Joshua Black, a blind stu...

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