Synesthesia : a Union of the Senses /
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 researc...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
1989.
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| Series: | Springer series in neuropsychology.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 354 pages 86 illustrations) |
| ISBN: | 9781461235422 (electronic bk.) 1461235421 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 1431-8571 |