Synaesthesia (Sensation and Perception)

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Letter-Color Synaesthesia Cassidy Curtis describes how his colored letters and words look to him. http://otherthings.com/uw/syn/ Truly feeling blue Article in The Scotsman about an author who has based a book upon her daughter's synaesthesia. http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/s2.cfm?id=1201802002 Gamers set for sensory overload An article by BBC about a video game, inspired by the artist Kandinsky, aiming to stimulate the senses. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1846561.stm Everyday fantasia: The world of synesthesia Article by Siri Carpenter in Monitor of Psychology. Researchers are coming closer to understanding what drives synesthesia. http://www.apa.org/monitor/mar01/synesthesia.html Weird Science An article in Financial Times describing synesthesia. http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/articles.html?id=010106001327&query=synesthesia On 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". http://www.geocities.com/amprusa/synesthesia.html Synesthesia Omar Kamel's paper on the topic. http://www.ad-i.com/viral/what/synes.html Hearing Colors, Tasting Shapes People with synesthesia are providing valuable clues to understanding the organization and functions of the human brain. Article in Scientific American. http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0003014B-9D06-1E8F-8EA5809EC5880000 Psychic powers may be a quirk of the brain Article in Medical Study News about researching showing that psychic powers that enable people to see auras might be synaesthesia. http://www.news-medical.net/?id=5619 Synaesthete.com A place for people with synaesthesia to compare notes, experiences, artwork and ideas. http://synaesthete.com/ Synesthesia - the mixing of the senses 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. http://www.ozemail.com.au/~ddiamond/synth.html The Synesthetic Experience Factual information, individual anecdotes, and interactive activities which simulate synesthesia. http://web.mit.edu/synesthesia/www/synesthesia.html Synaesthesia A compilation of information available on synaesthesia from both other internet sites and traditional sources. There are also information about different types of synaesthesia. http://www.macalester.edu/~psych/whathap/UBNRP/synesthesia/main.html CBS News - 60 Minutes II: A Sixth Sense 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. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/08/60II/main323596.shtml Mixed Signals Information of about different types of synesthesia, a message board for synesthetes, a survey and an event calendar amongst other things. http://www.mixsig.net/ A reason we call our cheddar 'sharp' and shirts 'loud' Article in New York Times. [Note: Requires free registration.] http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/10/health/10COLO.html Synesthesia and Artistic Experimentation Crétien van Campen's article in Psyche about synesthesia among mid-nineteenth century artists. http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/v3/psyche-3-06-vancampen.html Synaesthesia and Education A research project at The University of Cambridge about the effects of synaesthesia on numerical cognition in children. http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/synaesthesia Kaleidescope eyes: making sense of a novel gift A news release from The University of Melbourne, Australia, about its research on synaesthesia. http://www.unimelb.edu.au/ExtRels/Media/02media/02april15.html Is There a Normal Phase of Synaesthesia in Development? Simon Baron-Cohen's article in Psyche. His theory states that all human neonates have synaesthesia, but loose it after about four months. http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/v2/psyche-2-27-baron_cohen.html Do You See What They See? An article in Discover magazine by Brad Lemley about synesthesia. http://www.discover.com/issues/dec-99/features/doyouseewhatthey1734/ Man views words and numbers in color Article in MSNBC's Health section about synesthesia. http://www.msnbc.com/news/726007.asp Retroglobe - Synaesthesia Christian Liljeberg's description of his colored numbers, letters and time units. http://www.retroglobe.com/liljeberg/syn.asp American Synesthesia Association Arranges meetings and provides means for the people who experience and/or study synesthesia to be in contact with each other. http://www.multimediaplace.com/asa/ Synesthesia: Phenomenology And Neuropsychology Richard E. Cytowic's keystone article in Psyche. A review of current knowledge on synesthesia. http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/v2/psyche-2-10-cytowic.html The International Synaesthesia Association Interviews, examples and information about research on Synaesthesia. http://www.psychiatry.cam.ac.uk/isa/frames.html Edward M. Hubbard A researcher at the University of California who studies synesthesia through the use of perceptual experiments and brain imaging. http://psy.ucsd.edu/~edhubbard/ The Review - The world of synesthesia Shaun Gallagher's article in The Review about his enhanced way of seeing the world. http://www.review.udel.edu/archive/2000_Issues/10.17.00/index.php3?section=3&article=11 Kaleidescope Eyes: The Secrets Of A Novel Gift Article in ScienceDaily Magazine about research on synaesthesia at the University of Melbourne, Australia. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/04/020416073730.htm Synesthesia: Richard Cytowic, MD Pioneering neurologist and author Richard Cytowic, MD explains brain basis of colored hearing and other "joined senses." http://cytowic.net The strange world of synesthesia An article by CNN about synesthesia. http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9511/synesthesia/index.html For some, pain is orange Article in Smithsonian Magazine. http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues01/feb01/synesthesia.html The Prometheus Institute The Prometheus Institute's site about synaesthesia and art. Texts in English and Russian. http://prometheus.kai.ru/sines_e.htm Synesthesia - A Real Phenomenon? Or Real Phenomena? Luciano da F. Costa's article in Psyche #3. Synesthesia may encompass a series of related physical phenomena in the brain. http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/v2/psyche-2-26-dacosta.html Doctor Hugo - Museums of the Mind 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. http://www.doctorhugo.org/synaesthesia/index.htm They see where others hear Article in San Francisco Chronicle about what synesthesia is. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/03/29/MN46736.DTL Catalyst - Synaesthesia Transcript from the Australian science program Catalyst about synaesthesia. http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s528838.htm Spectrum Family Medicine Elizabeth A. Pector describes her synesthesia. http://www.geocities.com/synspectrum/

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