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Can we see time? Exploring synesthesia

Imogen Malpas · TED

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About

You may have heard of synesthesia, the condition that allows some people to see music or smell colors. This might seem like a strange superpower to most, but Imogen Malpas explains how everyone has a form of synesthesia: one that links time and space. She explores where these synesthetic traits come from–and what they reveal about our histories, our cultures, and our selves.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxOxford
Speaker
Imogen Malpas
Year
2020
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain, Society and politics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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