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Richard E. Cytowic

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Richard E. Cytowic, MD likes how delightfully counterintuitive neural explanations of everyday experience can be. The Duke graduate was attracted to the brain because of the strange and peculiar syndromes encountered in neurology. He is best known for bringing synesthesia back to mainstream science after decades of obscurity. A Clinical Professor of Neurology at George Washington University, Dr. Cytowic holds an MFA in creative writing from American University. His New York Times Magazine cover story about Press Secretary James Brady, shot in the head during the assassination attempt on President Reagan, received a 1982 Pulitzer nomination. "Wednesday is Indigo Blue," with David Eagleman, won the Montaigne Medal, and his latest "Synesthesia" is part of the MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series.