Category: Synesthesia

The specific aims of this project are to: Developed functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) protocols to demonstrate brain activity in adults diagnosed with synesthesia. Investigate the distribution and localization of brain activity following an auditory or visual (A&V) stimulus. Investigate the effects of hallucinogens on the A&V responses of the same subjects. Functional MR imaging…

How can we make memory without memories? We are the sum of our memories and these memories represent who we are. However, the way people archive and remember the past contradict each other. Our brains are becoming increasingly reliant on digital devices to archive and remember lifes occurrences. Digital memory relies entirely on the fidelity…

Genius In our brains, there are connections made between the cerebral cortex. In normal brains, there is an equal split in the long and short connections inside our cerebral cortex. The short connections are related to our interests and our ability to do something that interests us, while the long connections relate to the capacity…

When one sense is activated, another unrelated sense is activated at the same time, this causes an overwhelming feeling as your senses combine in an unnatural and sometimes unnerving way – this is known as Synesthesia. For creating this short film, I took on the role of Director as my primary, and Co-editor and my…