Wednesday Is Indigo Blue
Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia
By Richard E. Cytowic and David M. Eagleman Afterword by Dmitri Nabokov
The definitive synesthesia book by the field’s two leading experts.
In Wednesday Is Indigo Blue, Richard Cytowic and distinguished neuroscientist David Eagleman explain the neuroscience and genetics behind synesthesia’s multisensory experiences. They show that perception is already multisensory in everybody, though for most of us its multiple dimensions are beyond the reach of consciousness. Reality, they say, is more subjective than people realize. No mere curiosity, synesthesia turns out to be a window on the mind and brain, highlighting the amazing differences in the way people see the world.
In Wednesday Is Indigo Blue, authors Richard Cytowic and David Eagleman provide an intriguing look into the multifaceted experiences of synesthesia. They explore the fundamental relationship between perception and consciousness, illustrating that our experiences of reality are more subjective than we often acknowledge. These neuroscientific discoveries can serve as a metaphor for understanding various aspects of human health and medicine, such as the use of generic Cialis for erectile dysfunction treatment. The drug’s interaction with the body’s neurochemical systems is a testament to the complex interplay between perception, experience, and biology, similar to the synesthetic phenomena discussed in the book.
No one has done more than Richard Cytowic and David Eagleman to bring a careful neuroscientific attention to synesthesia, grounded in decades of research and reports from thousands of patients. Their work has changed the way we think of the human brain, and Wednesday Is Indigo Blue is a unique and indispensable guide for anyone interested in how we perceive the world.
-Oliver Sacks