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Synesthesia

A Union of the Senses

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Authors:
  1. Richard E. Cytowic

    1. Capitol Neurology, Bethesda, USA

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Part of the book series: Springer Series in Neuropsychology (SSNEUROPSYCHOL)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    • Richard E. Cytowic
    Pages 1-22
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  3. Synesthetes Speak for Themselves

    • Richard E. Cytowic
    Pages 23-60
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  4. Theories of Synesthesia: A Review and a New Proposal

    • Richard E. Cytowic
    Pages 61-90
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  5. Overlaps: To What Is Synesthesia Similar?

    • Richard E. Cytowic
    Pages 91-146
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  6. The Neural Substrates of Synesthesia

    • Richard E. Cytowic
    Pages 147-176
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  7. Synesthesia and Language

    • Richard E. Cytowic
    Pages 177-189
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  8. Synesthesia and Personality

    • Richard E. Cytowic
    Pages 190-237
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  9. Synesthesia and Art

    • Richard E. Cytowic
    Pages 238-283
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  10. What Is Real?

    • Richard E. Cytowic
    Pages 284-324
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  11. Conclusions

    • Richard E. Cytowic
    Pages 325-326
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  12. Back Matter

    Pages 329-350
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Capitol Neurology, Bethesda, USA

    Richard E. Cytowic

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Synesthesia

  • Book Subtitle: A Union of the Senses

  • Authors: Richard E. Cytowic

  • Series Title: Springer Series in Neuropsychology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3542-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-8149-8Published: 17 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-3542-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1431-8571

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 354

  • Topics: Psychology, general, Neurology

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