What color is Tuesday? Exploring synesthesia - Richard E. Cytowic
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How does one experience synesthesia -- the neurological trait that combines two or more
senses? Synesthetes may taste the
number 9 or attach a color to each day of the week. Richard E. Cytowic
explains the fascinating world of entangled senses and why we may all
have just a touch of synesthesia.
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2 Open Discussions
Additional Resources for you to Explore
Can you teach yourself synesthesia (“The Fallible Mind” blog at
Psychology Today)?
Cytowic's lecture at the Library of Congress: “Music and the Brain: How Synesthesia Affects Creativity”
The Hirshhorn Museum gallery talk during the exhibit, “Visual Music.”
Here's Richard Cytowic's website.
Are you interested in some books to learn more about synesthesia?
Are you a visual synesthete? Take the test!
Excerpt from Wednesday is Indigo Blue: Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia (click on “Click to look inside”)
The visuals in this video really helped enhance Cytowic's words. Are you interested in how the animation for this TED-Ed Lesson was created? See the process in this TED-Ed Lesson about special effects.
Cytowic's lecture at the Library of Congress: “Music and the Brain: How Synesthesia Affects Creativity”
The Hirshhorn Museum gallery talk during the exhibit, “Visual Music.”
Here's Richard Cytowic's website.
Are you interested in some books to learn more about synesthesia?
Are you a visual synesthete? Take the test!
Excerpt from Wednesday is Indigo Blue: Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia (click on “Click to look inside”)
The visuals in this video really helped enhance Cytowic's words. Are you interested in how the animation for this TED-Ed Lesson was created? See the process in this TED-Ed Lesson about special effects.
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Meet The Creators
- Director Biljana Labović
- Artist Celeste Lai
- Animator Lisa LaBracio
- Educator Richard E. Cytowic
- Narrator Richard E. Cytowic
