A great book on synaesthesia is "The Man Who Tasted Shapes" by Richard Cytowic.
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The Man Who Tasted Shapes
by Richard E. Cytowic
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Paperback - 252 pages Reprint edition (May 1998)
Bradford Books; ISBN: 0262531526 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.57 x 9.00 x 6.01
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 70,976
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Editorial Reviews
Book Description
"Space constraints prevent me from giving more than a mere flavour of
the richness of Cytowic's thinking. With broad sweeps, he outlines a
new landscape. . . . Read this book--and the more objective you think
you are, the more open-minded you will need to be to appreciate it."
-- The New Scientist In 1980, Richard Cytowic was having dinner at a
friend's house, when his host exclaimed, "Oh, dear, there aren't
enough points on the chicken." With that casual comment began
Cytowic's journey into the condition known as synesthesia. The ten
people in one million who are synesthetes are born into a world where
one sensation (such as sound) conjures up one or more others (such as
taste or color). Although scientists have known about synesthesia for
two hundred years, until now the condition has remained a mystery.
Extensive experiments with more than forty synesthetes led Richard
Cytowic to an explanation of synesthesia--and to a new conception of
the organization of the mind, one that emphasized the primacy of
emotion over reason. Because there were not enough points on chicken
served at a dinner almost two decades ago, Cytowic came to explore a
deeper reality that he believes exists in all individuals, but
usually below the surface of awareness. In this medical detective
adventure, he reveals the brain to be an active explorer, not just a
passive receiver, and offers a new view of what it means to be
human--a view that turns upside down conventional ideas about reason,
emotion, and who we are. * Not for sale in the United Kingdom and Eire
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The ten people in one million who are synesthetes are born into a
world where one sensation (such as sound) conjures up one or more
others (such as taste or color). Extensive experiments with more than
40 synesthetes led Richard Cytowic to an explanation of synesthesia
and reveals the brain to be an active explorer, not just a passive
receiver--a fascinating breakthrough in our understanding of what it
means to be human. 15 illustrations.
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