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Jamie Ward - The Frog Who Croaked Blue, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

The Frog Who Croaked Blue

Synesthesia and the Mixing of the Senses

Av Jamie Ward

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As little Edgar Curtis lay on his porch, he told his mother something unusual: the noise from the rifle range was black, the cricket’s chirp was red, and the frog’s croak was bluish. Edgar, like many others, has synesthesia. A fascinating condition where music can have color, words can have taste, and time and numbers seem to float through space. You probably know people with synesthesia yourself, though you might not realize it because until recently, it was largely hidden and misunderstood. Now science is uncovering its secrets and the findings are leading to a radical rethink about how our senses are organized.In this timely and thought-provoking book, Jamie Ward argues that sensory mixing is actually the norm and it’s just that only a few of us cross over into full-blown synesthesia. How is it possible to see color when no color is there? Why do some people feel touch when they watch someone else being touched? Can blind people be made to see again using their other senses? Why have scientists abandoned the idea that we have just five senses? How does the food industry exploit the connections between our senses? Does synesthesia serve any purpose? The Frog Who Croaked Blue explores all these questions in a clear and entertaining way, making it fascinating reading for anyone curious about how the mind really works.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2008-03-26
  • Mått: 129 x 198 x 15 mm
  • Vikt: 180 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 190
  • Förlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • ISBN: 9780415430142
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Dr Jamie Ward is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, UK. He is the author of a number of books on social and cognitive neuroscience and on synesthesia, and is a recent President of the British Association of Cognitive Neuroscience (2019–2025) and Founding Editor of ‘Cognitive Neuroscience’.

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"Ward pitches his book to a broad audience. The writing is jargon free, and there are careful explanations of both scientific terms and the methods used by scientists to test hypotheses and build theories. This should make the book accessible to a range of readers… First, those with little or no scientific training may have interest in the book, including laypersons who have synesthesia and want to learn more about it. In fact, many people who read the book may discover that they are synesthetes.… Second, the book is appropriate as a supplement to university courses on topics such as sensation, perception, cognition, or cognitive neuroscience. Students should find interest in exploring how synesthetic information processes compare with the sensory processes typically covered in university courses. Third, the book may be of use to clinicians—for example, clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, psychiatrists, neurologists—who may encounter synesthesia among their patients.… Last, the book may be of interest to scientists who have little familiarity with the topic, and even the few experts in the area should be interested in Ward’s new synthesis." – Andrew B. Slifkin & Katherine A. Koenig in PsycCRITIQUES

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