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Very Short Introductions

Synaesthesia: A Very Short Introduction

Simner, Julia (Professor of Psychology, University of Sussex)

Synaesthesia: A Very Short Introduction

Very Short Introductions

Synaesthesia: A Very Short Introduction

Very Short Introductions: Synaesthesia: A Very Short Introduction

 

Synaethesia is a neurological condition that gives rise to a 'merging of the senses': those with the condition might experience certain numbers as a specific colour, or certain words as a taste. Simner describes synaesthesia's many forms, discusses its links with artistic creativity and lateral thinking, and delves into the underlying neuroscience.


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Beschrijving Very Short Introductions: Synaesthesia: A Very Short Introduction

Can you taste words, feel flavours as a shape, or hear colors? If so you may well have synaesthesia, a neurological condition that gives rise to a 'merging of the senses'.

This Very Short Introduction describes synaesthesia's many forms, and delves into the underlying neuroscience. Explaining the scientific basis for synaesthesia, Julia Simner considers how we can measure the effects synaesthesia has on the everyday lives of people living with it. Exploring the fascinating stories of different synaesthetes' experiences of the world, she also discusses the documented links between synaesthesia, childhood development, memory, personality, and artistic creativity, and the potential limitations synaesthesia might impose.

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ISBN
9780198749219
Pagina's
160
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Serie
Very Short Introductions
NUR
922
Druk
1
Uitvoering
Paperback / softback
Taal
Engels
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OUP Oxford

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