Synesthesia And The MindThe world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.~ W. B. YeatsDr. Berit Oskar Brogaard - is a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark (Danish) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States (American) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosopher (philosopher) specializing in the areas of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_neuroscience (cognitive neuroscience), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_mind (philosophy of mind), and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_language (philosophy of language). Her recent work concerns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia (synesthesia), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savant_syndrome (savant syndrome), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindsight (blindsight) and perceptual reports. She is Professor of Philosophy and runs a perception lab at the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Miami (University of Miami) in Coral Gables, Florida.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berit_Brogaard#cite_note-cv-1 ([1])https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berit_Brogaard#cite_note-2 ([2]) After co-authoring http://geni.us/brogaard (The Superhuman Mind,) which is about how ordinary individuals can change their minds and brains, she continued looking at how we can bring about positive changes not just in the area of extraordinary abilities but also to mood, personality and the meaning of life. Brit has a different take on improved connections with the concept of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia (synesthesia) to improve mindset from direct experience with challenging life travels. Ed Note: Synesthesia is a favorite concept I've referenced over the years and Brit takes it's application to a much deeper level. Brief IntroductionThe limits of my language means the limits of my world.~ Ludwig WittgenstienBrogaard was born and raised in Copenhagen. From an early age, she excelled at physics, mathematics, and biology, eventually completing her undergraduate education at the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) with a bachelor's degree in linguistics and philosophy.  Upon completion of her degrees in Copenhagen she studied linguistics and philosophy at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_at_Buffalo,_The_State_University_of_New_York (the University at Buffalo), where she obtained her https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Philosophy (Ph.D.) with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Smith_(academic) (Barry Smith) as her supervisor. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Consciousness and the Philosophy Program directed by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Chalmers (David Chalmers) at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_National_University (Australian National University) from 2007 to 2009,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berit_Brogaard#cite_note-4 ([4]) and her first tenure-track position was at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Illinois_University_Edwardsville (Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville), from 2001 to 2005.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berit_Brogaard#cite_note-5 ([5]) She was subsequently appointed Associate Professor of Philosophy (2008–2012) and Professor of Philosophy (2012–2014) at University of Missouri, St. Louis. She has taught at the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Miami (University of Miami) since 2014.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berit_Brogaard#cite_note-cv-1 ([1]) Significant ContributionsBrit served as President of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology and was the first female President of the Central States Philosophical Association.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berit_Brogaard#cite_note-6 ([6])https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berit_Brogaard#cite_note-7 ([7]) Brogaard is also a Danish-language poethttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berit_Brogaard#cite_note-8 ([8]) and the author of three books, http://geni.us/brogaard2 (Transient Truths), http://geni.us/brogaard1 (On Romantic Love) and http://geni.us/brogaard...