{"product_id":"the-synesthesia-experience-tasting-words-seeing-music-and-hearing-color-paperback","title":"The Synesthesia Experience: Tasting Words, Seeing Music, and Hearing Color - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaureen Seaberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Explores a dimension of synesthesia long encountered in reports of synesthetes: its relation to mystical and artistic vision . . . fascinating accounts.\" --Patricia Lynne Duffy, author of \u003ci\u003eBlue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Synesthesia Experience\u003c\/i\u003e will open up for you a whole new world in our universe.\" --The Amazing Kreskin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What does blue taste like to you? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A violinist sees a scarlet form when he plays a certain note; a rock star sees waves of blue and green as he composes a ballad; an actress tastes cake when she utters the word \"table.\" Described by some as a superpower, this mingling of the senses is called synesthesia, and the people who possess this amazing gift are called synesthetes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What happens when a journalist turns her lens on a mystery happening in her own life? Maureen Seaberg did just that and spent a year exploring her synesthesia. What she learned is that synesthesia is not an idle \"brain tick\" but a unique ability to tap into and reveal a greater creative universe and even the divine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Join her as she visits top neuroscientists, rock stars, violinists, other synesthetes, philosophers, savants, quantum physicists, and even Tibetan lamas on her journey toward the truth. Famous synesthetes and experts interviewed in the book include Billy Joel, Itzhak Perlman, Pharrell Williams, Dr. Dean Radin, Dr. Amit Goswami, and Dylan Lauren.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaureen Seaberg\u003c\/b\u003e's column in\u003ci\u003e Psychology Today \u003c\/i\u003ewas the first to report on the groundbreaking developments surrounding our senses. A contributor to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, National Geographic, Huffington Post, ESPN The Magazine, Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other outlets, she has appeared on CNN, NPR, Oprah Radio, MSNBC, and PBS. An avid birder and photographer, she is herself a sensory outlier as a proven tetrachromat (or super color seer) and synesthete. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8.6 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 04, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764940701984,"sku":"9781637480175","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8aa29465342e1b69c7fc530abdecb898.webp?v=1780258308","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-synesthesia-experience-tasting-words-seeing-music-and-hearing-color-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}