Science, Social Sciences, Psychology, Sensation and Perception, Synaesthesia
See Also:
- Article in MSNBC's Health section about synesthesia.
- Mª Jose de Cordoba describes his investigation on synesthesia for 12 years in "Synesthesia: The inter-relationship between the arts, and a future project".
- Pioneering neurologist and author Richard Cytowic, MD explains brain basis of colored hearing and other "joined senses."
- Richard E. Cytowic's keystone article in Psyche. A review of current knowledge on synesthesia.
- An article by BBC about a video game, inspired by the artist Kandinsky, aiming to stimulate the senses.
- Christian Liljeberg's description of his colored numbers, letters and time units.
- Article by Siri Carpenter in Monitor of Psychology. Researchers are coming closer to understanding what drives synesthesia.
- A researcher at the University of California who studies synesthesia through the use of perceptual experiments and brain imaging.
- Information of about different types of synesthesia, a message board for synesthetes, a survey and an event calendar amongst other things.
- Article in New York Times. [Note: Requires free registration.]
- An article by CNN about synesthesia.
- Article in San Francisco Chronicle about what synesthesia is.
- Interviews, examples and information about research on Synaesthesia.
- Crétien van Campen's article in Psyche about synesthesia among mid-nineteenth century artists.
- An article about the TV show. Synaesthetes tell us about their experiences. There is also a video clip where synaesthete Carol Crane describes what music feels like.
- Elizabeth A. Pector describes her synesthesia.
- A news release from The University of Melbourne, Australia, about its research on synaesthesia.
- An article in Discover magazine by Brad Lemley about synesthesia.
- Factual information, individual anecdotes, and interactive activities which simulate synesthesia.
- Article in Medical Study News about researching showing that psychic powers that enable people to see auras might be synaesthesia.
- A place for people with synaesthesia to compare notes, experiences, artwork and ideas.
- Transcript from the Australian science program Catalyst about synaesthesia.
- A research project at The University of Cambridge about the effects of synaesthesia on numerical cognition in children.
- Arranges meetings and provides means for the people who experience and/or study synesthesia to be in contact with each other.
- Sean A. Day's mailing list, for synaesthetes and other interested, has its home here. A lot of information about what synaesthesia is and the different types of it. There is also a list of synaesthete authors and composers, and links to the experiences o
- The term synesthesia means the joining of senses, and the implication is that environmental exposure instigates the preferred development of sensory biased areas; at birth differentiation is minimal.
- Cassidy Curtis describes how his colored letters and words look to him.
- Omar Kamel's paper on the topic.
- An article in Financial Times describing synesthesia.
- Exploring the art and mind connection: sources on Synaesthesia and the Arts, research on the future of the senses. Homepage of the Belgian Synaesthesia Association.
- Shaun Gallagher's article in The Review about his enhanced way of seeing the world.
- Article in The Scotsman about an author who has based a book upon her daughter's synaesthesia.
- Article in ScienceDaily Magazine about research on synaesthesia at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
- Article in Smithsonian Magazine.
- Luciano da F. Costa's article in Psyche #3. Synesthesia may encompass a series of related physical phenomena in the brain.
- People with synesthesia are providing valuable clues to understanding the organization and functions of the human brain. Article in Scientific American.
- Simon Baron-Cohen's article in Psyche. His theory states that all human neonates have synaesthesia, but loose it after about four months.
- The Prometheus Institute's site about synaesthesia and art. Texts in English and Russian.
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