Wednesday is Indigo Blue: Discovering the Brain of SynesthesiaIn 'Wednesday is Indigo Blue', pioneering researcher Richard Cytowic and distinguished neuroscientist David Eagleman explain the neuroscience and genetics behind synesthesia's multisensory experiences. |
Contents
1 What Color Is Tuesday? | 1 |
2 A Kaleidoscopic World | 23 |
3 Dont It Make My Brown Is Blue? | 63 |
4 See with Your Ears | 87 |
5 November Hangs above Me to the Left | 109 |
6 A Matter of Taste | 127 |
7 Auras Orgasms and Nervous Peaches | 151 |
8 Metaphor Art and Creativity | 163 |
9 Inside a Synesthetes Brain | 199 |
10 Questions Ahead | 235 |
Afterword | 249 |
Notes | 255 |
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Wednesday Is Indigo Blue: Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia Richard E. Cytowic,David M. Eagleman No preview available - 2011 |
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