In the late 80’s, Richard Cytowic picked up on the topic of synesthesia again. Synesthesias’ renaissance – Proving that it is real It was sometimes rather more poetic than scientific. In the beginning, around the start of the 20th century, research consisted mainly of describing the synesthetic experiences of synesthetes. Scientific origins – describing the phenomenon of Synesthesia Three rough phases in synesthesia science can observed. Now in the last century, research has picked it up again. In the beginning of the 20th century, the interest on synesthesia faded out. The first mention of synesthesia was in the late 19th century. Can synesthesia be really learned, as some scientists recently proposed? We will ask the question: why and how does synesthesia develop. You will learn about the brain and synesthesia and the underlying mechanisms of synesthetic perceptions. What are the disputes and facts nowadays? And where will synesthesia science go in the future? In this article, we summarize the current state of synesthesia research. What we know for sure, synesthesia is not a disorder. But as science goes, the more questions that are answered, the more new questions arise. We understand more and more about synesthesia. The number of scientific publications of synesthesia research has been rising constantly over the past years. Psychologists and neurologists are dedicated to the topic of synesthesia. Synesthesia has become a well researched field in science.
Synesthesia Research The Brain, Genetics, development and training of synesthesia.
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