13 I LOST MY SYNESTHESIA AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE. On the Neuroscience of losing, regaining & acquiring synesthesia with Dr Sean A. Day.

On this week's episode Maike meets Dr Sean A. Day - founding president of the International Association for Synesthetes, Artists and Scientists. Sean shares his own story of witnessing one of the biggest earthquakes, developing PTSD and losing his synesthesia as part of that. They also cover what it's like to live with very strong forms of taste- and odour-to visual-synesthesia. Connect with Sean A. Day: http://www.daysyn.com/sean-day.html Connect with Maike: https://www.instagram.com/synesthes_a/ synesthesia.at synesthes_a@outlook.com

Om Podcasten

What is it like to live with different forms of synaesthesia? What do we know about synaesthesia from a scientific point of view? For this podcast Maike Preissing, psychologist & synaesthesia artist, invited synaesthetes from all around the world to tell their story. In season one we will hear from world-leading scientists, artists, musicians, book authors and neurodivergent people to learn about the beauty and burden of having a uniquely wired brain. If you want to connect, please reach out Instagram: @maikepreissing @synaesthes_a www.maikepreissing.com www.synesthesia.at