Neuroscience
(well, some of it)
From the Guardian UK: Daniel Tammet is an autistic savant. He can perform mind-boggling mathematical calculations at breakneck speeds. But unlike other savants, who can perform similar feats, Tammet can describe how he does it. He speaks seven languages and is even devising his own language. Now scientists are asking whether his exceptional abilities are the key to unlock the secrets of autism. Interview by Richard Johnson
Saturday February 12 2005
The Guardian
(thanks to Elton Joe for the link)
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Neuroscience
Autistic Savant Explains it All
(well, some of it)
From the Guardian UK: Daniel Tammet is an autistic savant. He can perform mind-boggling mathematical calculations at breakneck speeds. But unlike other savants, who can perform similar feats, Tammet can describe how he does it. He speaks seven languages and is even devising his own language. Now scientists are asking whether his exceptional abilities are the key to unlock the secrets of autism. Interview by Richard Johnson
Saturday February 12 2005
The Guardian
(thanks to Elton Joe for the link)
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Savants with autism are people who exhibit an exceptional ability whilst also having social and cognitive impairments. One such ability is calendar calculating - being able to say, with astounding accuracy and alacrity, what day of the week a given date...
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I just learned that Daniel Tammet has a blog, which is located at: www.optimnem.co.uk/blog/index.php....
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Daniel Tammet, author of "Born on a Blue Day," featured on 60 Minutes several weeks ago and a British documentary film last year, makes an appearance in today's House & Home section of The New York Times: Brainman, At Rest in His Oasis....
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Have you seen PloS? The Public Library of Science "is a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource.." I've referred to two of their articles...