Sensorium

Meditation

Experiments Suggest Humans Can Directly Observe the Quantum

Maureen Seaberg on February 19, 2019

Adept meditators should be added to quantum sensory studies.

Synesthesia

This 2019 Grammy Nominee Is a Synesthete

Maureen Seaberg on February 10, 2019

Grammy nominee and synesthete Steve Roach is naming a new song for synesthesia.

Meditation

Experiments Suggest Humans Can Directly Observe the Quantum

Maureen Seaberg on January 22, 2019

Further exploration of "quantum weirdness" in the physics lab.

Synesthesia

The Space Between

Maureen Seaberg on January 16, 2019

Dr. Neil Theise's Zen Buddhism practice helps him see with fresh eyes when doing research.

Synesthesia

Synesthesia and The Right Stuff

Maureen Seaberg on December 10, 2018

Dr. Story Musgrave, dean of American astronauts, says synesthesia is key to his super-creativity...

Scent

Experiments Suggest Humans Can Directly Observe the Quantum

Maureen Seaberg on December 5, 2018

Science is proving the extreme power of the human sensorium.

Synesthesia

Cracked Up

Maureen Seaberg on November 1, 2018

Synesthesia looms large in Darrell Hammond's documentary about childhood trauma.

Synesthesia

Spycraft and Synesthesia

Maureen Seaberg on October 15, 2018

The hyper-connectivity of synesthetes' minds may make them the perfect spies.

Synesthesia

Sarah Grace Paints The Blues

Maureen Seaberg on September 28, 2018

Synesthesia made Sarah Grace want to "paint" her own music.

Synesthesia

That Which Cannot Be Said with Words

Maureen Seaberg on September 7, 2018

Synesthete artist Carrie C. Firman creates the synesthesia experience with imagery where words fail.

Synesthesia

The Sea of Similitude

Maureen Seaberg on August 29, 2018

Why synesthetes are so good at metaphor.

Forgiveness

A Sense of Forgiveness, Part 2

Maureen Seaberg on July 18, 2018

Brady Simmons has turned his life around since the night he and a friend mugged savant Jason Padgett.

Forgiveness

A Sense of Forgiveness, Part 1

Maureen Seaberg on July 16, 2018

Fifteen years after the mugging that caused his brain injury, Jason Padgett's attacker reaches out.

Synesthesia

A Sensory Adept

Maureen Seaberg on June 29, 2018

Adept meditation practitioner David Verdesi believes synesthesia is key to understanding the nature of reality.

Synesthesia

Bearing Witness to Mirror Touch Synesthesia

Maureen Seaberg on May 10, 2018

When put to the test, this blogger answers questions about young people's pain correctly six times in a row.

Synesthesia

The Shimmering Hues of Africa

Maureen Seaberg on April 17, 2018

The gorgeous landscapes of Uganda are at once inspiring and isolating for a lone synesthete...

Synesthesia

Real Magic

Maureen Seaberg on March 29, 2018

Prominent researcher and synesthete says real magic is frontier science.

Sleep

The Injustice of Sensory Loss

Maureen Seaberg on March 14, 2018

9/11 responder Larry Holloway struggles with his health, treatment, and a life whose joys were cut short.

Diet

Nutrition as a Synesthetic Art Form

Maureen Seaberg on March 13, 2018

Certified nutritional therapist Michelle Pesce uses her synesthesia to help people live healthier lives.

Synesthesia

Turning the Unspeakable Into A Movement to Help Others

Maureen Seaberg on February 19, 2018

Child trafficking survivor Kelly Dore uses her mirror-touch synesthetic empathy to help other victims...