Personal Hero: Autistic Savant Daniel Tammet Speaks About “Different Ways of Knowing”

Daniel Tammet is a self-described high functioning autistic savant with a mastery of language. This incredibly talented and interesting man has synesthesia that affects his perception of language, numbers and colors, so that all three are deeply intertwined. His synesthesia allows him to perceive the world in a phenomenally interesting way. Daniel Tammet gave a [...]

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Posted June 27, 2011 by Karen Merzenich under Autism

Video: “Your Brain Is Badly Wired – Enjoy It!”

Lately I have been really interested in brain tricks, brain teasers, and optical illusions. I had the chance to work on the expanded brain teasers section of our newly re-launched Posit Science website, which introduced me to a whole host of terrific illusions and tricks. My work on that led me to this funny and [...]

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Posted September 30, 2010 by Karen Merzenich under Neuroscience