Struck by Genius: How a Brain Injury Made Me a Mathematical Marvel (34 page)

Tammet, Daniel,
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tangent waves,
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tau protein,
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TBIs.
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traumatic brain injuries

technology

artificially acquired savantism,
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brain-imaging,
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geometry and,
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MRI,
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photography,
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television

education via,
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pixelation and circles,
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synesthesia neurology and,
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testing.
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medical treatment and studies

for artificially acquired savantism,
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for synesthesia,
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for TBIs,
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That Which Cannot Be Said with Words
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Theise, Neil,
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therapy

for depression,
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drugs as,
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pain management group,
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Thurman, Robert,
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TMS.
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transcranial magnetic stimulation

Toni (Mom),
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Toward a Science of Consciousness.
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Stockholm consciousness conference

transcranial direct-current stimulation,
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transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS),
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traumatic brain injuries (TBIs)

acquired savantism from,
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communication after,
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depression from,
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fasciculation syndrome and,
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side effects of,
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testing for,
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Tredgold, A. F.,
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trees, geometry of,
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Treffert, Darold

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tremors,
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triangles,
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trust,
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universe

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University of Arizona, Center for Consciousness Studies,
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University of California, Irvine,
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visual cortex,
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weight-lifting,
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J
ASON
P
ADGETT
is an aspiring number theorist and mathematician with acquired savant syndrome and synesthesia. He is currently the manager of three futon stores in Tacoma, Washington. His art, drawings of the grids and fractals he sees synesthetically, won Best International Newcomer at the Artoconecto A-B(o)MB show at the Bakehouse Art Complex in 2008.
Struck by Genius
is his first book.

M
AUREEN
S
EABERG
is an author with several forms of synesthesia and is an expert synesthesia blogger for
Psychology Today
. She has written for numerous publications, including the
New York Times
,
The Daily Beast
,
The Huffington Post
,
O, The Oprah Magazine
, and
ESPN: The Magazine
. She has appeared on MSNBC, PBS, and
The Lisa Oz Show
on Oprah Radio. A native New Yorker, she currently resides in the city.

1. Some of the dates on the following illustrations are later than this time because I continually worked to perfect them over several years. I present the best of the updated renderings here.

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