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"Phenomena that are robust and repeatable but don't fit the 'big picture' of accepted Science are often regarded as anomalies and unfairly ignored by the establishment. Synesthesia--the mingling of senses--is one such topic. In this reprint of his classic work, Dr. Cytowic has once again revived interest in this fascinating topic." V.S. Ramachandran, Director, Center for Brain and Cognition, University of California, San Diego "Space constraints prevent me from giving more than a mere flavour ofthe richness of Cytowic's thinking. With broad sweeps, he outlines anew landscape... Read this book--and the more objective you thinkyou are, the more open-minded you will need to be to appreciate it." The New Scientist

About the Author

Richard E. Cytowic, M.D., MFA, a pioneering researcher in synesthesia, is Professor of Neurology at George Washington University. He is the author of Synesthesia- A Union of the Senses, The Man Who Tasted Shapes, The Neurological Side of Neuropsychology and (with David M. Eagleman) the Montaigne Medal-winner Wednesday Is Indigo Blue- Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia, all published by the MIT Press.

Jonathan Cole, D.M., F.R.C.P., is Consultant in Clinical Neurophysiology, Poole Hospital, and at Salisbury Hospital (with its Spinal Centre), a Professor at Bournemouth University and a visiting Senior Lecturer, Southampton University.

Reviews

Cytowic brings all the imagination of a novelist to bear on his exploration of synesthesia.—Glyn Maxwell, Vogue (European edition)

With broad sweeps, [Cytowic] outlines a new landscape... read this book.—Jennifer Altman, NewScientist

...written on a personal level that allows the reader to explore the psychic phenomenon of synesthesia with the author.—Anthony L. Vaccarino, Contemporary Psychology