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"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 New Scientist "...written on a personal level that allows the reader to explore the psychic phenomenon of synesthesia with the author." Anthony L. Vaccarino Contemporary Psychology
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In 1980, Richard Cytowic was having dinner at a friend's house, when his host exclaimed, "Oh, dear, there aren't enough points on the chicken." With that casual comment began Cytowic's journey into the condition known as synesthesia.The ten people in one million who are synesthetes are born into a world where one sensation (such as sound) conjures up one or more others (such as taste or color). Although scientists have known about synesthesia for two hundred years, until now the condition has remained a mystery. Extensive experiments with more than forty synesthetes led Richard Cytowic to an explanation of synesthesia--and to a new conception of the organization of the mind, one that emphasized the primacy of emotion over reason.Because there were not enough points on chicken served at a dinner almost two decades ago, Cytowic came to explore a deeper reality that he believes exists in all individuals, but usually below the surface of awareness. In this medical detective adventure, he reveals the brain to be an active explorer, not just a passive receiver, and offers a new view of what it means to be human--a view that turns upside down conventional ideas about reason, emotion, and who we are.* Not for sale in the United Kingdom and Eire
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Fantastically interesting,
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This review is from: The Man Who Tasted Shapes (Paperback)
He starts small - describing an interesting phenomenon and slowly builds up to challenging the method of science and so called objectivism. I was very impressed by his reasoning, which is clevery revealing foundations of scientific conventions and our culture of beliving anything that appears "proven". Remarkable. Well-written, unputdownable.
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This review is from: The Man Who Tasted Shapes (Bradford Books) (Paperback)
I first read this book about a decade ago, when renewed interest in synaesthesia brought it back into the light of day.It was great to reacquaint myself it. Cytowic has quite a disarming style of writing that keeps you thirsting for more information - and he rarely disappoints. As you read the free flowing prose you naturally find yourself asking more and more questions. Unusually for this type of study, the author manages to oblige you with the answers more often than not; then, infuriatingly, pose some others that you hadn't thought of in the first place! More than just a good book about synaesthesia, this is simply just a good book. I would recommend this title to anyone with or without an experience of the condition. It is informative and uniformly fascinating. You will care far more about Cytowic's 'characters' than you ever would about John Grisham's or Jilly Cooper's.
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This review is from: The Man Who Tasted Shapes: Bizarre Medical Mystery Offers Revolutionary Insights into Emotions, Reasoning and Consciousness (Paperback)
This book is one of the most interesting books I have ever read. It is an insight in to not only a remarkable condition but also the very make up of the human brain as well. The book is a story of one mans curiousity and determinism.
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