Synesthesia: A Union of the Senses - Second Edition

Rating:
Summary: Absolutely Phenominal!!
Review: I don't know where to begin. Cytowic is a master and genius of the world of research into synesthesia. This book contains studies and patient test results that show that synesthesia is real, and could become a breakthrough field of research and technology. I'm not even studying to be a neurologist or a medical doctor, but the factual evidences, graphs, and theories within this book captured the mind of this electrical engineering and music student. The book is absolutely thourough, as Cytowic's research must be. I especially like the quotes and stories he uses from his patients, as they attempt to explain the sensory phenomina which synesthetics see. Synesthesia, a phenominon where sound is seen with colors, taste is felt as shapes, etc. has recently been the focus of scientists alike, and has been featured in the Scientific American Magazine. The groundbreaking ideas and knowledge within this book is a must have for any intellectual, especially those with synesthesia. The technologies and discoveries that await the world of science hidden within the human mind, especially in synesthesia, are hard to fathom, but will be extremely important. That is what makes this book stand out against so many others. The ease at which Cytowic presents the data and theories is absolutely worth a five star rating. The book is absolutely worth buying, to understand the real phenomina in those around us, and within us. This book contains the roots of understanding to an infant world of research within the topic, which is bound for medical history!

Rating:
Summary: Absolutely Phenominal!!
Review: I don't know where to begin. Cytowic is a master and genius of the world of research into synesthesia. This book contains studies and patient test results that show that synesthesia is real, and could become a breakthrough field of research and technology. I'm not even studying to be a neurologist or a medical doctor, but the factual evidences, graphs, and theories within this book captured the mind of this electrical engineering and music student. The book is absolutely thourough, as Cytowic's research must be. I especially like the quotes and stories he uses from his patients, as they attempt to explain the sensory phenomina which synesthetics see. Synesthesia, a phenominon where sound is seen with colors, taste is felt as shapes, etc. has recently been the focus of scientists alike, and has been featured in the Scientific American Magazine. The groundbreaking ideas and knowledge within this book is a must have for any intellectual, especially those with synesthesia. The technologies and discoveries that await the world of science hidden within the human mind, especially in synesthesia, are hard to fathom, but will be extremely important. That is what makes this book stand out against so many others. The ease at which Cytowic presents the data and theories is absolutely worth a five star rating. The book is absolutely worth buying, to understand the real phenomina in those around us, and within us. This book contains the roots of understanding to an infant world of research within the topic, which is bound for medical history!