Brain Quote by Darold Treffert

Savant syndrome and autism, I think, are not disorders of brain structure, but they're disorders of brain function.

— Darold Treffert

Savant syndrome is not a disorder in the same way as autism is a disorder or dementia is a disorder. Savant syndrome are some…

— Darold Treffert

The ways in which acquired savants show up are usually the same ways that congenital, or non-acquired, savant syndrome shows up. They tend to…

— Darold Treffert

The term syndrome generally appears to be a constellation, or collection, of similar traits or behaviors within an individual. So, savants do have sort…

— Darold Treffert

We consciously use only a small portion of our brain, but we're constantly performing complex operations in other areas even though we're unaware of…

— Berit Brogaard

There are some cases that have come to my attention where there's been a head injury, or getting struck by lightning and surviving, with…

— Darold Treffert

A savant, by definition, is somebody who has a disability and, along with that disability, has some remarkable ability. Prodigies and geniuses have the…

— Darold Treffert

When I met my first savant in 1962, I was impressed by the abilities in these youngsters who had severe disabilities. They appeared to…

— Darold Treffert

What's important now are the characteristics of the brain's right hemisphere: artistry, empathy, inventiveness, big-picture thinking. These skills have become first among equals in…

— Daniel H. Pink

“One’s left-brain controls your numerical skills, reasoning, writing, speech, scientific understanding, and right hand control. It is so paradoxical how we have successfully labeled…

— Lee Vickers

Every neurotic is partly in the right.

— Alfred Adler

Now I realize, and I acknowledge, that the right brain/left brain distinction is a tremendous oversimplification. We don't come neatly divided into right and…

— Darold Treffert