Knowledge: synaesthesia
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- The strange world of synesthesia
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9511/synesthesia/index.html - An article by CNN about synesthesia.
- Synaesthete.com
http://synaesthete.com/ - A place for people with synaesthesia to compare notes, experiences, artwork and ideas.
- Is There a Normal Phase of Synaesthesia in Development?
http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/v2/psyche-2-27-baron_cohen.html - Simon Baron-Cohen's article in Psyche. His theory states that all human neonates have synaesthesia, but loose it after about four months.
- Synesthesia
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt/hstories/hr080796.htm - An interview with Dr. Richard Cytowic and Carol Steen on ABC Radio National. Transcript.
- Synesthesia - A Real Phenomenon? Or Real Phenomena?
http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/v2/psyche-2-26-dacosta.html - Luciano da F. Costa's article in Psyche #3. Synesthesia may encompass a series of related physical phenomena in the brain.
- Synesthesia and Artistic Experimentation
http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/v3/psyche-3-06-vancampen.html - Crétien van Campen's article in Psyche about synesthesia among mid-nineteenth century artists.
- Synesthesia: Phenomenology And Neuropsychology
http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/v2/psyche-2-10-cytowic.html - Richard E. Cytowic's keystone article in Psyche. A review of current knowledge on synesthesia.
- The Synesthetic Experience
http://web.mit.edu/synesthesia/www/synesthesia.html - Factual information, individual anecdotes, and interactive activities which simulate synesthesia.
- Synesthesia
http://wearcam.org/synesthesia/synesthesia.html - A few articles about synesthesia. A part of Webcam.org's "Synthetic Synesthesia" section.
- Synesthesia
http://www.lunarium.net/synesthesia/syn1.htm - Ariannel describes her synesthesia and shares her thoughts on the subject.
- Spectrum Family Medicine
http://www.geocities.com/synspectrum/ - Elizabeth A. Pector describes her synesthesia.
- Doctor Hugo - Museums of the Mind
http://www.doctorhugo.org/synaesthesia/index.htm - 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.
- Edward M. Hubbard
http://psy.ucsd.edu/~edhubbard/ - A researcher at the University of California who studies synesthesia through the use of perceptual experiments and brain imaging.
- Retroglobe - Synaesthesia
http://www.retroglobe.com/liljeberg/syn.asp - Christian Liljeberg's description of his colored numbers, letters and time units.
- On synesthesia
http://www.geocities.com/amprusa/synesthesia.html - Mª Jose de Cordoba describes his investigation on synesthesia for 12 years in "Synesthesia: The inter-relationship between the arts, and a future project".
- Everyday Fantasia: The World of Synesthesia
http://www.apa.org/monitor/mar01/synesthesia.html - Article by Siri Carpenter in Monitor of Psychology. Researchers are coming closer to understanding what drives synesthesia.
- CBS News - 60 Minutes II: A Sixth Sense
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/08/60II/main323596.shtml - 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.
- A reason we call our cheddar 'sharp' and shirts 'loud'
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/10/health/10COLO.html - Article in New York Times. [Note: Requires free registration.]
- Catalyst - Synaesthesia
http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s528838.htm - Transcript from the Australian science program Catalyst about synaesthesia.
- Kaleidescope Eyes: The Secrets Of A Novel Gift
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/04/020416073730.htm - Article in ScienceDaily Magazine about research on synaesthesia at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
- Kaleidescope eyes: making sense of a novel gift
http://www.unimelb.edu.au/ExtRels/Media/02media/02april15.html - A news release from The University of Melbourne, Australia, about its research on synaesthesia.
- They see where others hear
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/03/29/MN46736.DTL - Article in San Francisco Chronicle about what synesthesia is.
- Synesthesia: Richard Cytowic, MD
http://cytowic.net - Pioneering neurologist and author Richard Cytowic, MD explains brain basis of colored hearing and other "joined senses."
- The Prometheus Institute
http://prometheus.kai.ru/sines_e.htm - The Prometheus Institute's site about synaesthesia and art. Texts in English and Russian.
- Gamers set for sensory overload
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1846561.stm - An article by BBC about a video game, inspired by the artist Kandinsky, aiming to stimulate the senses.
- Truly feeling blue
http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/s2.cfm?id=1201802002 - Article in The Scotsman about an author who has based a book upon her daughter's synaesthesia.
- Mixed Signals
http://www.mixsig.net/ - Information of about different types of synesthesia, a message board for synesthetes, a survey and an event calendar amongst other things.
- Letter-Color Synaesthesia
http://otherthings.com/uw/syn/ - Cassidy Curtis describes how his colored letters and words look to him.
- Hearing Colors, Tasting Shapes
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0003014B-9D06-1E8F-8EA5809EC5880000 - People with synesthesia are providing valuable clues to understanding the organization and functions of the human brain. Article in Scientific American.
- Synaesthesia
http://home.comcast.net/~sean.day/Synesthesia.htm - Sean A. Day's mailing list, for synaesthetes and other interested, has its home here. A lot of information about what synaesthesia is and the different types of it. There is also a list of synaesthete authors and composers, and links to the experiences of synaesthetic individuals.
- Do You See What They See?
http://www.discover.com/issues/dec-99/features/doyouseewhatthey1734/ - An article in Discover magazine by Brad Lemley about synesthesia.
- Synaesthesia and Education
http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/synaesthesia - A research project at The University of Cambridge about the effects of synaesthesia on numerical cognition in children.
- Psychic powers may be a quirk of the brain
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=5619 - Article in Medical Study News about researching showing that psychic powers that enable people to see auras might be synaesthesia.
- Synaesthesia
http://www.macalester.edu/psychology/whathap/UBNRP/synesthesia/main.html - A compilation of information from the internet and traditional sources. Includes explanations of the different types of perception.
- For some, pain is orange
http://www.smithsonianmagazine.com/issues/2001/february/synesthesia.php - Article in Smithsonian Magazine.
- Synesthesia - the mixing of the senses
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~ddiamond/synth.html - 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.
- American Synesthesia Association
http://synesthesia.info/ - Arranges meetings and provides means for the people who experience and/or study synesthesia to be in contact with each other.
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