Directory of Synaesthesia Resources

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Synaesthesia is a neurological condition in which a person simultaneously perceives sensory stimuli in a second, or even third sense. Synaesthetes may see music, or taste colors. This category is for any and all information pertaining to synaesthesia.

Resources in This Category

• A Reason we Call our Cheddar 'Sharp' and Shirts 'Loud'

  http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/10/health/10COLO.html
  Article from the New York Times.

• American Synesthesia Association

  http://www.synesthesia.info/
  Arranges meetings and provides means for the people who experience and/or study synesthesia to be in contact with each other.

• Catalyst - Synaesthesia

  http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s528838.htm
  Transcript from the Australian science program Catalyst about synaesthesia.

• CBS News - 60 Minutes: A Sixth Sense

  http://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-sixth-sense/
  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.

• Do You See What They See?

  http://discovermagazine.com/1999/dec/doyouseewhatthey1734/
  An article in Discover Magazine by Brad Lemley about synesthesia.

• Dr. Hugo Heyrman: 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.

• 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.

• For Some, Pain is Orange

  http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/synesthesia-abstract.html
  Article in Smithsonian Magazine.

• Gamers Set for Sensory Overload

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1846561.stm
  An article from the BBC about a video game, inspired by the artist Kandinsky, aiming to stimulate the senses.

• 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.

• Letter-Color Synaesthesia

  http://otherthings.com/uw/syn/
  Cassidy Curtis describes how his colored letters and words look to him.

• Psychic Powers May be a Quirk of the Brain

  http://www.news-medical.net/?id=5619
  Article in Medical Study News about research showing that psychic powers that enable people to see auras might be synaesthesia.

• Retroglobe - Synaesthesia

  http://www.retroglobe.com/liljeberg/syn.asp
  Christian Liljeberg's description of his colored numbers, letters and time units.

• Spectrum Family Medicine

  http://www.synspectrum.com/
  Elizabeth A. Pector describes her synesthesia.

• 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.

• Synesthesia

  http://wearcam.org/synesthesia/synesthesia.html
  A few articles about synesthesia. A part of Webcam.org's "Synthetic Synesthesia" section.

• 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 Strange World of Synesthesia

  http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9511/synesthesia/index.html
  An article by CNN about synesthesia.

• The Synesthetic Experience

  http://web.mit.edu/synesthesia/www/synesthesia.html
  Factual information, individual anecdotes, and interactive activities which simulate synesthesia.

• Truly Feeling Blue

  http://www.scotsman.com/news/truly-feeling-blue-1-626868
  Article in The Scotsman about an author who has based a book upon her daughter's synaesthesia.

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