The Synesthesia Experience: Tasting Words, Seeing Music, and Hearing Color Seaberg Maureen
"Explores a dimension of synesthesia long encountered in reports of synesthetes: its relation to mystical and artistic vision . . . fascinating accounts."--Patricia Lynne Duffy, author of Blue Cats…
Specifikacia The Synesthesia Experience: Tasting Words, Seeing Music, and Hearing Color Seaberg Maureen
"Explores a dimension of synesthesia long encountered in reports of synesthetes: its relation to mystical and artistic vision . . . fascinating accounts."--Patricia Lynne Duffy, author of Blue Cats and Chartreuse KittensA violinist sees a scarlet form when he plays a certain note; a rock star sees waves of blue and green as he composes a ballad; an actress tastes cake when she utters the word "table." Described by some as a superpower this mingling of the senses is called "synesthesia," and the people who possess this amazing gift are called "synesthetes."What happens when a journalist turns her lens on a mystery happening in her own life? Maureen Seaberg did just that and lived for a year exploring her synesthesia. The wondrous brain trait is often described as blended senses, but for Maureen, synesthesia is not an idle "brain tick" that can be explained away