HOW DO THE TWINS IN OLIVER SACKS' BOOK 'THE MAN WHO...' KNOW THE QUANTITY

Subject: HOW DO THE TWINS IN OLIVER SACKS' BOOK 'THE MAN WHO...' KNOW THE QUANTITY

Date: Sat Dec 30 23:09:58 2000
Posted by JEREMY
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Area of science: Neuroscience
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IN THE LAST CHAPTER OF HIS BOOK, "THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT" 
DR. SACKS RELATES THE STORY OF TWIN SAVANTS' (THE MODEL FOR "RAINMAN" 
MOVIE) ABILITY TO CALCULATE SIX DIGIT PRIME NUMBERS, A REMARKABLE FEAT 
EVEN FOR A COMPUTER.  IN ADDITION, DR. SACKS DROPPED A BOX OF MATCHES.  
THE TWINS LOOKED DOWN, TURNED TO ONE ANOTHER AND SAID "111....37,37,37" 
(PRIME FACTORS) THEY DID NOT, NOR COULD NOT COUNT THE TOTAL.  HOW DID THEY 
KNOW THE VALUE?

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