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Science: Social_Sciences: Psychology: Sensation_and_Perception: Synaesthesia

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American Synesthesia Association
Arranges meetings and provides means for the people who experience and/or study synesthesia to be in contact with each other.

Doctor Hugo - Museums of the Mind
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.

Edward M. Hubbard
A researcher at the University of California who studies synesthesia through the use of perceptual experiments and brain imaging.

Letter-Color Synaesthesia
Cassidy Curtis describes how his colored letters and words look to him.

Mixed Signals
Information of about different types of synesthesia, a message board for synesthetes, a survey and an event calendar amongst other things.

On synesthesia
Mª Jose de Cordoba describes his investigation on synesthesia for 12 years in "Synesthesia: The inter-relationship between the arts, and a future project".

The Prometheus Institute
The Prometheus Institute's site about synaesthesia and art. Texts in English and Russian.

Retroglobe - Synaesthesia
Christian Liljeberg's description of his colored numbers, letters and time units.

Spectrum Family Medicine
Elizabeth A. Pector describes her synesthesia.

Synaesthesia
Sean A. Day's mailing list, for synaesthetes and other interested, has its home here. A lot of information about what synaesthesia is and the different types of it. There is also a list of synaesthete authors and composers, and links to the experiences of synaesthetic individuals.

Synaesthesia
A compilation of information from the internet and traditional sources. Includes explanations of the different types of perception.

Synaesthesia and Education
A research project at The University of Cambridge about the effects of synaesthesia on numerical cognition in children.

Synaesthete.com
A place for people with synaesthesia to compare notes, experiences, artwork and ideas.

Synesthesia
A few articles about synesthesia. A part of Webcam.org's "Synthetic Synesthesia" section.

Synesthesia
Ariannel describes her synesthesia and shares her thoughts on the subject.

Synesthesia - the mixing of the senses
The term synesthesia means the joining of senses, and the implication is that environmental exposure instigates the preferred development of sensory biased areas; at birth differentiation is minimal.

Synesthesia: Richard Cytowic, MD
Pioneering neurologist and author Richard Cytowic, MD explains brain basis of colored hearing and other "joined senses."

The Synesthetic Experience
Factual information, individual anecdotes, and interactive activities which simulate synesthesia.

Psychic powers may be a quirk of the brain
Article in Medical Study News about researching showing that psychic powers that enable people to see auras might be synaesthesia. (October 18, 2004)

Hearing Colors, Tasting Shapes
People with synesthesia are providing valuable clues to understanding the organization and functions of the human brain. Article in Scientific American. (April 15, 2003)

Truly feeling blue
Article in The Scotsman about an author who has based a book upon her daughter's synaesthesia. (October 29, 2002)

Kaleidescope Eyes: The Secrets Of A Novel Gift
Article in ScienceDaily Magazine about research on synaesthesia at the University of Melbourne, Australia. (April 16, 2002)

Kaleidescope eyes: making sense of a novel gift
A news release from The University of Melbourne, Australia, about its research on synaesthesia. (April 15, 2002)

Catalyst - Synaesthesia
Transcript from the Australian science program Catalyst about synaesthesia. (April 11, 2002)

Gamers set for sensory overload
An article by BBC about a video game, inspired by the artist Kandinsky, aiming to stimulate the senses. (March 1, 2002)

CBS News - 60 Minutes II: 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. (January 14, 2002)

A reason we call our cheddar 'sharp' and shirts 'loud'
Article in New York Times. [Note: Requires free registration.] (April 10, 2001)

They see where others hear
Article in San Francisco Chronicle about what synesthesia is. (March 29, 2001)

Everyday Fantasia: The World of Synesthesia
Article by Siri Carpenter in Monitor of Psychology. Researchers are coming closer to understanding what drives synesthesia. (March, 2001)

For some, pain is orange
Article in Smithsonian Magazine. (February, 2001)

Do You See What They See?
An article in Discover magazine by Brad Lemley about synesthesia. (December, 1999)

Synesthesia and Artistic Experimentation
Crétien van Campen's article in Psyche about synesthesia among mid-nineteenth century artists. (November, 1997)

Synesthesia
An interview with Dr. Richard Cytowic and Carol Steen on ABC Radio National. Transcript. (July 8, 1996)

Is There a Normal Phase of Synaesthesia in Development?
Simon Baron-Cohen's article in Psyche. His theory states that all human neonates have synaesthesia, but loose it after about four months. (June, 1996)

Synesthesia - A Real Phenomenon? Or Real Phenomena?
Luciano da F. Costa's article in Psyche #3. Synesthesia may encompass a series of related physical phenomena in the brain. (January, 1996)

The strange world of synesthesia
An article by CNN about synesthesia. (November 25, 1995)

Synesthesia: Phenomenology And Neuropsychology
Richard E. Cytowic's keystone article in Psyche. A review of current knowledge on synesthesia. (July, 1995)

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