From: Deepak Chopra

From: Deepak Chopra To: "Ramachandran, Vilayanur" •cl Subject: Re: Cost to study the autistic savant who displays telepathy Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 12:14:02 +0000 Inline-Images: image001.png; OutlookEmoji-1502746469638_Screenfla0d71a-60c0-4a71-ald3- 4e2fe9e1871b.png; OutlookEmoji-1502746469638_Screenad38bf66-06c6-4a91-b625- 71025371b4d3.png; OutlookEmoji-1502746469638_Screen76217173-749a-4be4-9ae8- 41a69f967c0d.png; OutlookEmoji-1502746469638_Screen929594cc-1e3e-415e-9e51- 6565be9dbd45.png; OutlookEmoji-1502746469638_Screencf39aade-7634-4859-9dce- 133c022d4a80.png Thanks Rama --will explore Lets do a pilot ASAP with the kid identified by Diane I will continue to explore the big idea as well Love Deepak Chopra MD Chopra Foundation Jiyo Chopra Center for Wellbeing A.:',1502746469638_Screen HOME: Where Everyone is Welcome From: Ramachandran, Vilayanur Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 12:49:24 AM To: Deepak Chopra Subject: RE: Cost to study the autistic savant who displays telepathy Sorry i just returned to the lab after a dinner engagement A pilot would cost almost nothing unless the professional magician charges me - travel from northern California down to San diego ; overnight stay plus some sort of consulting fee which he might decline But in my experience with such thnghs the " hit rate " is very small with a pilot - which shouldn't stop us anyway the advantage with a program - if your sponsor can afford it - is the program generates its own momentum and may well raise the chance of making Important discoveries Additionally If he/ she donates more than a million he could have the center be named after him ; and we could study not merely telepathy ( a topic of great interest to a member of our center dr john smithies MD who studied paranormal phenomena 50 yrs ago ! Additional finding could be used for hiring a full ti,me postdoc and grad students for 3 to 5 yrs My own interest Is [primarily in EXCEPTIONAL " off scale " abilities that are still within the realm of the possible versus out-right supernatural. eg number savants - language savants - skills emerging after head injury unleashes hidden abilities . Number svanthood woulds be especially easy to study because its a COMPACT rigorously defined system So the emphasis would be on " off scale " rather than " outside the realm " ; though i have an open mind. EFTA01013830 If your pal is serious about setting in motion a lab for the study of extraordinary brain potential - in could raise it with the powers that be - something like 500 000 to 3 million would get the administrators excited ON a smaller scale i don't have a [problem with my lab being funded by epstein so long as theres no UC connection - he would appoint me as coordinator / director of a private initiative unaffiliated with UCSD We can chat now or tomorrow evening Cheers Rama ps in the interest honesty given the focus on such fringe phenomena - theres a 50 % chance the whole effort could go up in smoke , but the 50 % chance that it COULD lead to something - makes it worthwhile . PS I envisage 1 K our 2 for the pilot From: Deepak Chopra Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2017 4:27 PM To: Ramachandran, Vilayanur Subject: Re: Cost to study the autistic savant who displays telepathy Ok Thanks Can we start with a pilot ? Deepak Chopra MD Chopra Foundation Jiyo Chopra Center for Wellbeing Home: Where Everyone is Welcome On Sep 24, 2017, at 6:02 PM, Ramachandran, Vilayanur < > wrote: Deepak ill get back to you this evening t ; it depends on the scale of the operation From: Deepak Chopra [ Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2017 2:14 PM To: Paul 3. Mills; Ramachandran, Vilayanur Subject: Cost to study the autistic savant who displays telepathy I'm meeting possible finder this week Can I have a budget ? EFTA01013831 Deepak Chopra MD Chopra Foundation Jiyo Chopra Center for Wellbeing Home: Where Everyone is Welcome EFTA01013832