From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Sat Jun 21 2003 - 19:25:20 MDT
ABlainey@aol.com wrote,
> Very interesting and Allan Snyder's idea's are not far from
> my own deductions about savants and the autistic mind.
> Im sure that in the not too distant future, there will be infomercials
> selling TMS home rigs. Just like those Ab-toner belts. I think I will
> wait a while before purchasing one, the first generation could easily
> turn out to be home lobotomy kits.
Definitely! This seems to work by selectively disabling parts of the brain.
Savants are not healthy brains. They seem particularly focused in one area,
but that is due to damage or lacking abilities in other areas. I would not
want to disable my brain on purpose without a lot more information.
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