Incognito

Synesthesia: Why do some people associate letters with color?

Our laboratory has been studying synesthesia for eight years. In that time, we've tested thousands of synesthetes of all varieties, gathered the DNA from 8 synesthetic family trees, and performed neuroimaging. We value the opportunity to explain our research to a wider audience, and to that end our research has appeared in several popular outlets.

Here are some print articles about our synesthesia research:

What Flavor Is Your Rainbow? - Dr. Kiki's Science Hour, August 2010

Why I and O are dull for synaesthetes - New Scientist, Nov 2007

Finding the Gene that Makes People Hear Shapes and Taste Words - UT Houston Medicine, May 2006

Synesthesia: Hearing Sounds and Seeing Colors - Houston Chronicle

The Most Beautiful Painting You've Ever Heard - Seed Magazine, Dec 2006

Writing

From the Blog

Synesthesia lecture at the University of Sydney

Interested in synesthesia? Watch a lecture I gave at the University of Sydney in Australia.
The Brain and the Law

Interested in the intersection of the brain and the legal system? Watch a talk I delivered at the Royal Society for the Arts in London, entitled "The Brain and the Law".
Italy's STYLE magazine: Idea Guys for 2012

Think it's unlikely for a scientist to be featured on the cover of an Italian fashion magazine? Me too! But strange things happen...
Will Self

The author Will Self and I appeared on stage together to discuss life, death, and what makes good writing.

Newsflashes

Eagleman and Brian Eno bring Sum to Sydney Opera House

In June, 2009, David Eagleman collaborated with musician/producer Brian Eno to perform a musical reading of Sum to 1,000 people at the Sydney Opera House. In May of 2010 they performed together again to 1,200 people at the Brighton Dome in England. Stay tuned for further performances.