Wednesday Is Indigo Blue
Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia
$83.74
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2011
Summary
How the extraordinary multisensory phenomenon of synesthesia has changed our traditional view of the brain.
A person with synesthesia might feel the flavor of food on her fingertips, sense the letter “J” as shimmering magenta or the number “5” as emerald green, hear and taste her husband’s voice as buttery golden brown. Synesthetes rarely talk about their peculiar sensory gift—believing either that everyone else senses the world exactly as they do, or that no one else does. Yet synest…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262516709 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262516705 |
| Author: | Richard E. Cytowic, David M. Eagleman, Dmitri Nabokov |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2011 |
| Weight: | 522g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
Critics Review
“This is a clear, clever book that will appeal to synaesthetes in search ofexplanations, and to all with a passion for neurology’s wild territory.” Liz Else NewScientist
Filled with detailed tables, clarifying illustrations, and instructive chapters, this title, which includes an afterword by Nabokov’s son Dmitri (also a synesthete), should be required reading for teachers and anyone who works with children.
—Library JournalThis is a clear, clever book that will appeal to synaesthetes in search of explanations, and to all with a passion for neurology’s wild territory.
—Liz Else, New ScientistRichard E. Cytowic
Richard E. Cytowic, M.D., MFA
Richard E. Cytowic is Professor of Neurology at George Washington University and a pioneering researcher in synesthesia. He is the author of:
- Synesthesia: A Union of the Senses
- The Man Who Tasted Shapes
- The Neurological Side of Neuropsychology
- Wednesday Is Indigo Blue: Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia (co-authored with David M. Eagleman)
David M. Eagleman, Ph.D.
David M. Eagleman is a neuroscientist at Baylor College of Medicine, where he directs the Center for Synesthesia Research. He is the co-author of Wednesday Is Indigo Blue: Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia with Richard E. Cytowic.
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