Jamie Ward - Synesthesia

Synesthesia can aid in specific memory tasks

Daniel Tammet used his synesthesia to help him memorize pi to 20,000 digits. However, it is an open question whether the average synesthete has a memory advantage over those who do not have synesthesia.

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Personal background
Personal background
How I got interested in synesthesia
How I got interested in synesthesia
An introduction to synesthesia
An introduction to synesthesia
What is synesthesia?
What is synesthesia?
The history of synesthesia
The history of synesthesia
Types of synesthesia
Types of synesthesia
What does it feel like to be a synesthete?
What does it feel like to be a synesthete?
How consistent are synesthetic associations across synesthetes?
How consistent are synesthetic associations across synesthetes?
Testing for synesthesia
Testing for synesthesia
The biological basis for synesthesia
The biological basis for synesthesia
The neural anatomy of synesthesia
The neural anatomy of synesthesia
Imaging synesthesia
Imaging synesthesia
Genetics of synesthesia
Genetics of synesthesia
Co-occurence of synesthesia
Co-occurence of synesthesia
Animal models of synesthesia
Animal models of synesthesia
Phenomena that are similar to synesthesia
Phenomena that are similar to synesthesia
Multisensory integration and synesthesia
Multisensory integration and synesthesia
Can synesthesia be acquired?
Can synesthesia be acquired?
Benefits of synesthesia
Benefits of synesthesia
Synesthesia can aid in specific memory tasks
Synesthesia can aid in specific memory tasks
Synesthesia and creativity
Synesthesia and creativity
Is there an evolutionary advantage of having synesthesia?
Is there an evolutionary advantage of having synesthesia?
Synesthesia and art
Synesthesia and art
Synesthesia - Other resources
Synesthesia - Other resources
Jaime Ward TEDx talk 2016
Jaime Ward TEDx talk 2016