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Synesthesia comes from the Greek syn (meaning union) and aisthesis (sensation), literally interpreted as a joining of the senses. Synesthesia is an involuntary joining in which the real information from one sense is joined or accompanies a perception in another. Dr. Cytowic reports extensive research into the physical, psychological, neural, and familial background of a group of synesthets. His findings form the first complete picture of the brain mechanisms that underlie this remarkable perceptual experience. His research demonstrates that this rare condition is brain-based and perceptual and not mind-based, as is the case with memory or imagery. Synesthesia offers a unique and detailed study of a condition which has confounded scientists for more than 200 years.
- Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-22
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Synesthetes Speak for Themselves
Pages 23-60
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Theories of Synesthesia: A Review and a New Proposal
Pages 61-90
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Overlaps: To What Is Synesthesia Similar?
Pages 91-146
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The Neural Substrates of Synesthesia
Pages 147-176
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Synesthesia
- Book Subtitle
- A Union of the Senses
- Authors
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- Richard E. Cytowic
- Series Title
- Springer Series in Neuropsychology
- Copyright
- 1989
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-4612-3542-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4612-3542-2
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-4612-8149-8
- Series ISSN
- 1431-8571
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIV, 354
- Topics
