Jamie Ward - Synesthesia

Types of synesthesia

Dr. Jamie Ward talks about different types of synesthesia and how they relate to the concept of sequences in the brain. Types of synesthesia include number and letter color, word-taste, vision-music, spatial sequences, and mirror-touch synesthesia.

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Personal background

How I got interested in synesthesia

An introduction to 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 biological basis for synesthesia

The neural anatomy of synesthesia

Imaging synesthesia

Genetics of synesthesia

Co-occurence of synesthesia

Animal models of synesthesia

Phenomena that are similar to synesthesia

Multisensory integration and synesthesia

Can synesthesia be acquired?

Benefits of synesthesia

Synesthesia can aid in specific memory tasks

Synesthesia and creativity

Is there an evolutionary advantage of having synesthesia?

Synesthesia and art

Synesthesia - Other resources

Jaime Ward TEDx talk 2016