Question: In what year was the man, who authored a self-help and meditation program that claims to increase an individual's abilities through relaxation and development of higher brain functions, born?
Sentence (from "José Silva (parapsychologist)"): José Silva (August 11, 1914 – February 7, 1999) was an American self-taught parapsychologist and author of the "Silva Method" and the "Silva UltraMind ESP System", intended to help people increase their IQ, develop psychic skills, and to develop the ability to heal both themselves and others remotely, using forces unknown to science.
Relevant evidence: Yes