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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 27 June 2019
- ISBN 9780198749219
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages160 pages
- Size 173x110x8 mm
- Weight 116 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 15 black and white images 0
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Short description:
Synaethesia is a neurological condition that gives rise to a 'merging of the senses': those with the condition might experience certain numbers as a specific colour, or certain words as a taste. Simner describes synaesthesia's many forms, discusses its links with artistic creativity and lateral thinking, and delves into the underlying neuroscience.
MoreLong description:
Can you taste words, feel flavours as a shape, or hear colors? If so you may well have synaesthesia, a neurological condition that gives rise to a 'merging of the senses'.
This Very Short Introduction describes synaesthesia's many forms, and delves into the underlying neuroscience. Explaining the scientific basis for synaesthesia, Julia Simner considers how we can measure the effects synaesthesia has on the everyday lives of people living with it. Exploring the fascinating stories of different synaesthetes' experiences of the world, she also discusses the documented links between synaesthesia, childhood development, memory, personality, and artistic creativity, and the potential limitations synaesthesia might impose.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Can reality be measurably different inside different heads? Synaesthesia teaches us that the answer is yes, and no one is better positioned than Simner to tell the story of this remarkable phenomenon. She and her colleagues have helmed the cutting edge of this research for decades, and she has now penned a wonderful book that deftly balances brevity with depth.
Table of Contents:
Preface
What is synaesthesia?
Synaesthesia in the brain
Synaesthesia and the arts
The ups and downs of synaesthesia: is it a 'gift' or a 'condition'?
Where does synaesthesia come from? The role of genetics and learning
The question of synaesthesia
Conclusion
Further reading
Index
