THE EMERGING PHENOMENON OF SYNESTHESIA with Maureen Seaberg

In her new book, Tasting the Universe, Maureen Seaberg takes readers on an “Eat, Pray, Love” style exploration of the fascinating, newly discovered phenomenon of synesthesia. Occurring in about 5% of the American population, synesthesia is scientifically described as a cross-wiring or lack of chemical inhibition between brain neurons. Musicians, artists, actors, writers and other creatives often possess this condition. Maureen Seaberg is a NYC-based journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, The Daily Beast, the New York Daily News, Irish America, ESPN the magazine, MSNBC, PBS and NBC.  www.tastingtheuniverse.com