In the 1980s Richard Cytowic, a neurologist, came across a patient whose senses seemed to blur into one another. His research into this strange condition defined the modern understanding of what would ...

Kelly sits down with Richard Cytowic, MD, Professor of Neurology at George Washington University and the author of “Your Stone Age Brain in the Screen Age.” ...

Richard Cytowic, a pioneering researcher who returned synesthesia to mainstream science, traces the historical evolution of our understanding of the phenomenon. By Richard E. Cytowic / MIT Press ...

There are many important issues to discuss this election season, but neurologist Dr. Richard Cytowic recently highlighted a new one: Ted Cruz’s face. Let’s hear him out. Cytowic, who declares himself ...

Explaining why many Americans appear to dislike the way Texas Republican Ted Cruz looks, neurologist Richard E. Cytowic argued that Cruz’s unfortunate and atypical facial expressions and body language ...

For the past couple of months, we’ve explored the senses and how each one affects our health and well-being. In our last episode of this season, we examine a trait known as synesthesia – in which the ...

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In the world of synaesthesia, words can be tasty and tastes can have physical shapes – but neuroscientists aren’t quite sure why. James Wannerton says his favourite people to listen to are Americans ...