An introduction to synesthesia

How I got interested in synesthesia

What is synesthesia?

The history of synesthesia

Types of synesthesia

What does it feel like to be a synesthete?

How consistent are synesthetic associations across synesthetes?

Testing for synesthesia

The neural anatomy of synesthesia

Imaging synesthesia

Genetics of synesthesia

Co-occurence of synesthesia

Animal models of synesthesia

Multisensory integration and synesthesia

Can synesthesia be acquired?

Synesthesia can aid in specific memory tasks

Synesthesia and creativity

Is there an evolutionary advantage of having synesthesia?

Synesthesia and art

Jaime Ward TEDx talk 2016