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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450279703321

Titolo

Synesthesia [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives from cognitive neuroscience / / edited by Lynn C. Robertson and Noam Sagiv

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

0-19-029028-5

1-280-53398-6

0-19-534367-0

1-4237-2629-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (279 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RobertsonLynn C

SagivNoam

Disciplina

152.1/89

Soggetti

Synesthesia

Senses and sensation

Cognitive neuroscience

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; I. General Overview; II. Perception and Attention; III. Consciousness and Cognition; IV. Development and Learning; V. Commentary; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Owing to its bizarre nature and its implications for understanding how brains work, synesthesia has received a lot of attention in the popular press and motivated a great deal of research and discussion among scientists. The questions generated by these two communities are intriguing. This volume aims to provide answers to these questions.