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From: Deepak Chopra <
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2017 4:19 PM
To: Jeff Epstein
Cc: Barnaby Marsh
Subject: Fwd: SAVANTS
FYI
See thread
Deepak Chopra MD
Carlsbad, CA 92009
Chopra Foundation <
Jiyo <http://www.jiyo.com/>
<http://www.chopra.com/= target=», "=Poonacha Body/Mind/Me Machaiah"
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]=m», Ryan Castle <ryan.castle=isharonline.org
<mailto:[email protected]», Paul Mills <[email protected] <mailto:pmills@ucs=.edu», Carolyn Rangel
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]», William Bushell <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: SAVANTS
Dear esteemed colleagues,
I have read and admired your work for decades, and would like to expre=s gratitude for all that you have done
to lead us to this exciting point i= time. This collaboration sounds like a dream team. Thank you Deepak =or bringing us
together to work on what could bring about a major paradigm shift.
I am currently collaborating with Professor Daniel Sheehan to develop = model that incorporates quantum
physics and neuroscience for understandin= savant skills and non-local phenomena.
Congratulations Darold! I would love to learn more about th= Treffert Center.
Respectfully,
Diane Hennacy Powell, MD
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On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 5:18 AM, Deepak Chopra <=pan dir="ltr"> <
<mailto > wrote:
Dear Dr Trefferet
I have admired your work for several years . I am particularly fascinate= with the following statements
you make "How do savants "know things they never learned", like the periodic t=ble, prime numbers, solar system or
whole globe geography? (my expla=ation is genetic memory--the genetic transmission of knowledge (nature v. =urture).
I have a register of about 300 savants and about the time I think I have heard it all comes another with new unhe=rd of
skill or ability, type 1 or 2 as you refer to those skills. &nb=p; I met with GOMA, a celebrated Japanese musician who,
after a head injur=, is now an accomplished artist as well. An acquired savant with an entirely different skill post injury"
While "genetic memory "= is a good hypothesis we must remember that "genes " themselves =re human
constructs -names we have give to modes of knowing & experience in consciousness, which remains a mystery. Savants
who ha=e " know things they never learned" may offer a window to non lo=al reality.
I have interest from Amazon film= on a documentary on consciousness and the universe and will seek
your's a=d Dr Ramachandran's & Diana Powell's participation. Meanwhile meet Ryan and Bill who are in charge of
ISHARonline.com
We would love to document and ar=hive your work for future generations and promote it on social
media to in=rease awareness & expand the conversation so we can all learn more. With great respect & admiration of
your work=/span>
deepak
Carlsbad, CA 92009
Chopra Foundation < > <http://www.cho=rafoundation.org>
Jiyo <http://www.jiyo.com> <http://jiyo.com> <http://jiyo.com>
Chopra Center for Wellbeing <http://www.chopra.com> <http://chopra.com> <=div>
chttp://www.jiyo.com>
discoveringyourcosmicself.com <http://=ww.discoveringyourcosmicself.com>
<=span>
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From: =arold Trefferet < <mailto > >
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 4:34:33 PM
To: 'Ramachandran, Vilayanur'
Cc: Deepak Chopra
Subject: RE: SAVANTS
VS,<=p>
likewise I feel that I kn=w you through your remarkable work. We toil in the same vineyard of
=ysterious and (as yet) unexplained exceptional brain performance. I would welcome collaboration.
So much to explore. =nbsp; How do savants "know things they never learned", like the =eriodic table,
prime numbers, solar system or whole globe geography? =(my explanation is genetic memory--the genetic transmission
of knowledge (nature v. nurtur=). I have a register of about 300 savants and about the time I think=l have heard it all
comes another with new unheard of skill or ability, ty=e 1 or 2 as you refer to those skills. I met with GOMA, a
celebrated Japanese musician who, after a head injury, =s now an accomplished artist as well. An acquired savant with
=n entirely different skill post injury. Some of these sa=ants have been part of documentaries. The "work-up" =as
usually imaging studies looking for 'the spot' of savant syndrome. &n=sp; The imaging produces very pretty pictures for
TV, but very=little illumination of what has happened. Imaging, impressive as it =s, just is not sensitive enough (yet),
even DTI or OTT, to pinpoint the underlying defects at the synapse level of savant sy=drome, creativity and even autism.
More productive results will come=from carefully designed, intricate, neuropsychological testing. But =here is always
the rush to imaging.
I have been so consumed w=th the acquired savant, and hyperlexia (children who read early often mis-
=iagnosed as being on the spectrum) and paranormal phenomenon in about 1% of savants, my congenital savant
registry has not been kept cu=rent. I intend to correct that. We have organized an acquired =avant registry from
unsolicited emails or other sources and will soon publ=sh those preliminary results. We have designed a comprehensive
survey instrument to now collect uniform data from those u=solicited, non uniform e mails and will be sending that out
soon to the sa=ants and/or families. We have done the same now for 160 hyperl=xia patients/families and will be
analzying that data. My exploration of para-normal subjects continues. I=intend to renew some effort with the savant
registry and that may be where=our interests most intersect.
So there may be ways to c=llaborate. One person I was collaborating with, Oliver Sacks, regret=ably
passed away. We were exchanging some cases. I have the largest world collection of savant books, theses, professional
articles, n=ws articles, videotapes and correspondence on savant syndrome, which has g=adually morphed from savant
syndrome only to othere manifestations of the =xceptional brain. It is a gold mine of data. The hospital has been kind
enough to provide a buildin= and some staff for the Treffert Center which we intend to put to full use=and explore other
sources of support and expansion.</=>
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So, let me know your thou=hts on this somewhat rambling response to your welcome note. Please =eel
free to share this with Deepak because of his interest in these same 'mysteries'. Let's see if there are ways to work
together=in this extraordinary vinyard.
Darold A. Treffert, M.D.<=>
www.treffertcenter.com <http://www.tre=fertcenter.com> =/span>
www.savantsyndrome.com <http://www.sav=ntsyndrome.com> =/span>
From: Ramachan=ran, Vilayanur (j
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 3:54 PM
To: Darold Trefferet
Subject: SAVANTS <mailto
Dear DR Treffer=t
WE haven't been introd=ced formally but i feel i know you through your book, your SCi Am article =nd
your recent lecture transmitted to CARTA UCSD where I work .
I have had a l=ng-standing interest in Savants - especially those with math skills = eg prime numbers )
and visuospatial and our center , in fact , foc=ses on 'solving " neurological mysteries eg synesthesia , phantom p=in ,
xenomelia ( apotemnophilia ) Capgrsas etc <=span>
Bernie Rimland had ind=cated he would like to collaborate but , alas , passed away.=/span>
Would you be so kind a= to refer savants with unusual skills in any domain but esp math , music a=d art
to our facility ? Needless to say we would invite your participation ( assuming you have the time )and coauthorship <=>
Coincidentally=my good friend and colleague dr Deepak Chopra was visiting our lab a=few weeks ago
and this matter came up
There are two classes =f phenomena . First , skills that are clearly definable such as prim= numbers ,
drawing , memory size estimation etc which can be replica=ed under carefully controlled settings ; two-' superhuman'
or even superna=ural abilities like telepathy, clairvoyance etc which h=ve long resisted replication
my focus will on=class 1- a more detailed understanding of whats going on. Before ju=ping to imaging
there are basic simple tests one can do. But I'm als= open to testing the latter
Theres also a vast gr=y zone between these two classes.
We hope e can interest you i= this venture
<=p>
VS Ramachandran PhD MD= FRCP ( Lond ) DSc
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professor and director=u>
Center for brain and c=gnition UCSD
La Jolla CA 92093 -010=
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