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Man Who Tasted Shapes, Paperback by Cytowic, Richard E.; Cole, Jonathan (FRW), ISBN 0262532557, ISBN-13 9780262532556, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Uncovers the strange medical mystery of synesthesia, a condition in which people can taste shapes or hear and smell colors, and suggests that everyone has synesthetic powers.

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In this medical detective adventure, Cytowic shows how synesthesia, or "joined sensation," illuminates a wide swath of mental life and leads to a new view of what it means to be human. Richard Cytowic's dinner host apologized, "There aren't enough points on the chicken!" He felt flavor also as a physical shape in his hands, and the chicken had come out "too round." This offbeat comment in 1980 launched Cytowic's exploration into the oddity called synesthesia. He is one of the few world authorities on the subject. Sharing a root with anesthesia ("no sensation"), synesthesia means "joined sensation," whereby a voice, for example, is not only heard but also seen, felt, or tasted. The trait is involuntary, hereditary, and fairly common. It stayed a scientific mystery for two centuries until Cytowic's original experiments led to a neurological explanation--and to a new concept of brain organization that accentuates emotion over reason. That chicken dinner two decades ago led Cytowic to explore a deeper reality that, he argues, exists in everyone but is often just below the surface of awareness (which is why finding meaning in our lives can be elusive). In this medical detective adventure, Cytowic shows how synesthesia, far from being a mere curiosity, illuminates a wide swath of mental life and leads to a new view of what is means to be human--a view that turns upside down conventional ideas about reason, emotional knowledge, and self-understanding. This 2003 edition features a new afterword.

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Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262532557
ISBN-13
9780262532556
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4423627

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Book Title
Man Who Tasted Shapes, Revised Edition
Author
Richard E. Cytowic
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience & Cognitive Neuropsychology, Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Neuropsychology, Emotions
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Psychology, Science, Medical
Number of Pages
296 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
13.9 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Rc394
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Edition Number
2
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"Cytowic brings all the imagination of a novelist to bear on his exploration of synesthesia." Glyn Maxwell Vogue (European edition), ...written on a personal level that allows the reader to explore the psychic phenomenon of synesthesia with the author., "...written on a personal level that allows the reader to explore the psychic phenomenon of synesthesia with the author." Anthony L. Vaccarino Contemporary Psychology, "...written on a personal level that allows the reader to explore the psychic phenomenon of synesthesia with the author." - Anthony L. Vaccarino, Contemporary Psychology, Cytowic brings all the imagination of a novelist to bear on his exploration of synesthesia.-- Glyn Maxwell , Vogue (European edition)-- With broad sweeps, [Cytowic] outlines a new landscape... read this book. -- Jennifer Altman , NewScientist-- ...written on a personal level that allows the reader to explore the psychic phenomenon of synesthesia with the author. -- Anthony L. Vaccarino , Contemporary Psychology--, "With broad sweeps, [Cytowic] outlines a new landscape... read this book." Jennifer Altman New Scientist
Copyright Date
2003
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
152.1/89
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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