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For more on synesthesia, follow these links:


2 The Synesthesia Battery
Want to know if you are a synesthete? Take the tests on The Synesthesia Battery to find out.

Link Synesthesia on NOVA Science now

A profile of the synesthesia research in the Eagleman lab.

Link Synesthesia on Discovery Channel
For a quick overview of synesthesia, see this 6 minute video with Dr. Eagleman on the Discovery Channel.

Link Synesthesia on Research Channel
For a slightly longer overview, see this 8 minute video with Dr. Eagleman on the Research Channel.

Link Lecture on Synesthesia
For a more complete view of the phenomenon, see David Eagleman's 1 hour talk at the University of Sydney.

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     Hear actress Emily Blunt read the story "The Cast" from Sum.

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  • Remembering a trail blazer - Francis Crick
    Remembering a trail blazer - Francis Crick

    Francis Crick, one of the premier biologists of the 20th century, passed away July 28, 2004, in San Diego. On his 88th birthday last June, I brought him chocolates and spent the day with him in his home in La Jolla.

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    The Mystery of Expertise

    To the extent that consciousness is useful, it is useful in small quantities, and for very particular kinds of tasks. It's easy to understand why you would not want to be consciously aware of the intricacies of your muscle movement, but this can be less intuitive when applied to your perceptions, thoughts, and beliefs, which are also final products of…

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NY Times Oped

Read David's Op-Ed piece in The New York Times regarding time and Obama's withdrawal plan.

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.

New Yorker magazine profile

Read a profile of David in The New Yorker: The Possibilian: What a brush with death taught David Eagleman about the mysteries of time and the brain by Burkhard Bilger.
Eagleman in the New Yorker