Coincidence, I think not. Or, so.

This post was not anticipated, a mere result of a coincidence I experienced today.  We discussed in class the specifics of nature and nurture with an example of how intellectual capacity is affected by nature and nurture.  If an intelligent person is born to average intelligence person, is it the result of nature or nurture that they embrace and succeed in their abilities? We also discussed if a person suffers an injury how would that correlate to this debate.  Today I found myself reading an issue of Popular Science magazine when I came upon the featured article titled "The Genius Within".  The article explored Savant Syndrome and cited three examples of average people who had suffered head injuries and acquired extraordinary talents they had previously no interest or skill in.  Where does this concept exist in the nature vs. nurture debate?  What would Pinker do with this example?