PSYC-275 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Daniel Tammet, Synesthesia
20 Jun 2018
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The Boy With The Incredible Brain
What symptoms is Daniel Tammet exhibiting?
Incredible memory
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Had a series of seizures- epilepsy
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Enhanced memory
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"savant"
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Describe some of his behaviors during childhood.
Constant crying until age 2
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Soothed by repetition
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Always counting things
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What cognitive processes seem to be affected?
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What tests did the researchers use test his
abilities, including the claim that he has
emotional responses to certain numbers?
Simple calculations
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Making the shapes out of playdough
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Giving him pie but with wrong numbers
inserted
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Learning a confusing language in a week
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What has he been diagnosed with?
synesthesia
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Boy with the incredible brain
Thursday, March 22, 2018
9:32 AM
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