Simon Baron-Cohen

John E. Harrison

Synaesthesia is a condition in which a stimulus in one sensory modality automatically triggers a perceptual experience in another sensory modality. For example, on hearing a sound, the person immediately sees a colour. This volume brings together what is known about this fascinating neurological condition. The above questions, and new issues arising from the recent wave of cognitive neuroscientific research into synaesthesia, are debated in a series of chapters by leading authorities in the field.

Classic and Contemporary Readings

Synaesthesia

In Synaesthesia: the strangest thing, a world authority on synaesthesia takes us on a fascinating tour of a mysterious condition, where people can hear colours, taste shapes, and experience other stunning sensory blendings. The book describes the effects of this condition., and examines historical case studies such as those of Rimbaud, Baudelaire, Kandinsky, and Messaien, to provide an exciting, yet scientific account of an incredible condition.

John E. Harrison

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