Synaesthesia in Mystical Traditions

[HoshikoTiggy]

Only bad thing- the woman at the start.

Rama is a GENIUS though!!

[FredeGF]

Ha, the only thing that really related to the "mystical traditions" written in the title was his very last sentence... Which probably was one of the best in the whole lecture. But I kinda expected him to talk about mysticism, that would have been very interesting to have his take on that as a neurologist.

[zetetic0void]

Cool lecture ... now I have found another person to go listen to all the lectures from.

[ym2413a]

Wow! This guy is amazing.

[dirtydonki]

I just love this man's way of dispensating such interesting information.

[Fabian93659]

wie kann das Video eine Stunde lang sein?????

[Johannes739]

ich hab mir das jetz schon 2 mal angeguck xD

[gattij1]

B AND K. Its absolutely true. Ball Knife.

[SosiBibuSuka]

Indian BORAT?... good lecture

[xavierpaquin]

I like this Buba & Keekee example of everyday synaesthesia, but I'm not sure I agree with his claim that the brain associates the sound of those words with the shapes. When I hear Buba and Keekee, I also associate the sounds with the letters as they are written. Buba is round like a B and Keekee is pointy like a K. So it might be an abstraction from one visual object to another. Any thoughts?

[ownworldman]

@xavierpaquin Well, pherharps graphic representation (letters) is also connected to the sound. Also, you would probably get the same results of Arabians or Koreans, who use different writing.

[secretsocietywinks]

What types of schizophrenics cannot understand metaphors? This isn't my experince of schizophrenics....hmm...google­s...

[sharinbarber]

Me Likey

[MuffinWithAnAxe]

I dont see the colours for the number thing. But I can see the triangle easily... itsn ot coloured though.

[Trinivalts]

Good lecture!

[cantavoidtrite]

One of the best lectures.....so enjoyable.

[BusinessButterfly]

subject #456 :) love this Dr!!!

[VerifyThis999]

Very good.

[mf0rz]

yes... I'm planning on reviewing this 5 maybe even 6 more times. Already added to my playlists & favorites & whatnot... I am finding it so thought-provoking, I'm being inspired to write a book or a piece of music or something... maybe even both. 5 stars!

[LordImmolation]

Ah Ramachandran, such a brilliant and charismatic man!

[MaBu888]

I put it in favorites just in case. It is likely that it will stay in my favorites due to the genius-like nature of professor Ramachandran.

[joelovesyou]

Most amazing. fantastic lecture!

[Samarajiwa]

maybe if you turn away the effects (hall)? I can listen to it clearly after chosing the dry sound...try it

[lupiseyes]

nevermind! my bad

[lupiseyes]

please, please fix the audio on this clip. it's impossible to understand as is, and we really want to hear Ramachandran speak on this.