American Synesthesia Association
- Arranges meetings and provides means for the people who experience and/or study synesthesia to be in contact with each other.
- http://synesthesia.info/
Synesthesia - the mixing of the senses
- The term synesthesia means the joining of senses, and the implication is that environmental exposure instigates the preferred development of sensory biased areas; at birth differentiation is minimal.
- http://members.ozemail.com.au/~ddiamond/synth.html
For some, pain is orange
- Article in Smithsonian Magazine.
- http://www.smithsonianmagazine.com/issues/2001/february/synesthesia.php
Synaesthesia
- A compilation of information from the internet and traditional sources. Includes explanations of the different types of perception.
- http://www.macalester.edu/psychology/whathap/UBNRP/synesthesia/main.html
Psychic powers may be a quirk of the brain
- Article in Medical Study News about researching showing that psychic powers that enable people to see auras might be synaesthesia.
- http://www.news-medical.net/?id=5619
Synaesthesia and Education
- A research project at The University of Cambridge about the effects of synaesthesia on numerical cognition in children.
- http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/synaesthesia
Do You See What They See?
- An article in Discover magazine by Brad Lemley about synesthesia.
- http://www.discover.com/issues/dec-99/features/doyouseewhatthey1734/
Hearing Colors, Tasting Shapes
- People with synesthesia are providing valuable clues to understanding the organization and functions of the human brain. Article in Scientific American.
- http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0003014B-9D06-1E8F-8EA5809EC5880000
Letter-Color Synaesthesia
- Cassidy Curtis describes how his colored letters and words look to him.
- http://otherthings.com/uw/syn/
Mixed Signals
- Information of about different types of synesthesia, a message board for synesthetes, a survey and an event calendar amongst other things.
- http://www.mixsig.net/
Truly feeling blue
- Article in The Scotsman about an author who has based a book upon her daughter's synaesthesia.
- http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/s2.cfm?id=1201802002
Gamers set for sensory overload
- An article by BBC about a video game, inspired by the artist Kandinsky, aiming to stimulate the senses.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1846561.stm
The Prometheus Institute
- The Prometheus Institute's site about synaesthesia and art. Texts in English and Russian.
- http://prometheus.kai.ru/sines_e.htm
Synesthesia: Richard Cytowic, MD
- Pioneering neurologist and author Richard Cytowic, MD explains brain basis of colored hearing and other "joined senses."
- http://cytowic.net
They see where others hear
- Article in San Francisco Chronicle about what synesthesia is.
- http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/03/29/MN46736.DTL
Kaleidescope eyes: making sense of a novel gift
- A news release from The University of Melbourne, Australia, about its research on synaesthesia.
- http://www.unimelb.edu.au/ExtRels/Media/02media/02april15.html
Kaleidescope Eyes: The Secrets Of A Novel Gift
- Article in ScienceDaily Magazine about research on synaesthesia at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
- http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/04/020416073730.htm
Catalyst - Synaesthesia
- Transcript from the Australian science program Catalyst about synaesthesia.
- http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s528838.htm
CBS News - 60 Minutes II: A Sixth Sense
- An article about the TV show. Synaesthetes tell us about their experiences. There is also a video clip where synaesthete Carol Crane describes what music feels like.
- http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/08/60II/main323596.shtml
Everyday Fantasia: The World of Synesthesia
- Article by Siri Carpenter in Monitor of Psychology. Researchers are coming closer to understanding what drives synesthesia.
- http://www.apa.org/monitor/mar01/synesthesia.html
Retroglobe - Synaesthesia
- Christian Liljeberg's description of his colored numbers, letters and time units.
- http://www.retroglobe.com/liljeberg/syn.asp
Edward M. Hubbard
- A researcher at the University of California who studies synesthesia through the use of perceptual experiments and brain imaging.
- http://psy.ucsd.edu/~edhubbard/
Doctor Hugo - Museums of the Mind
- Exploring the art and mind connection: sources on Synaesthesia and the Arts, research on the future of the senses. Homepage of the Belgian Synaesthesia Association.
- http://www.doctorhugo.org/synaesthesia/index.htm
Synesthesia
- Ariannel describes her synesthesia and shares her thoughts on the subject.
- http://www.lunarium.net/synesthesia/syn1.htm
The Synesthetic Experience
- Factual information, individual anecdotes, and interactive activities which simulate synesthesia.
- http://web.mit.edu/synesthesia/www/synesthesia.html
Synesthesia: Phenomenology And Neuropsychology
- Richard E. Cytowic's keystone article in Psyche. A review of current knowledge on synesthesia.
- http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/v2/psyche-2-10-cytowic.html
Synesthesia - A Real Phenomenon? Or Real Phenomena?
- Luciano da F. Costa's article in Psyche #3. Synesthesia may encompass a series of related physical phenomena in the brain.
- http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/v2/psyche-2-26-dacosta.html
Is There a Normal Phase of Synaesthesia in Development?
- Simon Baron-Cohen's article in Psyche. His theory states that all human neonates have synaesthesia, but loose it after about four months.
- http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/v2/psyche-2-27-baron_cohen.html
Synaesthete.com
- A place for people with synaesthesia to compare notes, experiences, artwork and ideas.
- http://synaesthete.com/