Art in Conversation

Please join me on Wednesday, September 20th at 15:30 GMT for Art in Conversation, a multidisciplinary seminar. The University of St. Andrews is hosting this online event in collaboration with The IASAS, the International Association of Synaesthetes, Artists, and Scientists. The link to join is here: Art in Conversation.

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I Feel You

I feel so fortunate to be featured in Aurore Dupont-Sagorin’s mini-documentary about mirror pain. Aurore is a fellow mirror-sensory synesthete and filmmaker. Her BBC Reel Mirror-Touch Synaesthesia: feeling other people’s pain is a beautifully crafted short film about the joys and struggles of living with the conflated sensations of MTS. I am glad to know…

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Wired

It’s a pleasure to talk with neuroscientists; their curiosity about the brain is endless, and I always learn something new. I recently had the opportunity to chat with Dr. Eva Higginbothom, the host of How We’re Wired, a podcast from Fresh Air Productions. How We’re Wired explores the brain via true, personal stories of people’s…

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Italian Beauty

For the first time in my 30-year manual therapy career, I’ve given a client a code name: Italian Beauty. She is indeed gorgeous and has ties to Calabria, on the “heel” of Italy’s boot. But, my reasons are not about her visage or heritage. My neurocognitive differences have long fostered problems for me at work,…

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