Richard E. Cytowic, M.D., MFA, is Professor of Neurology at George Washington University. He is the author of several books published by the MIT Press, including Synesthesia: A Union of the Senses, The Man Who Tasted Shapes, The Neurological Side of Neuropsychology, Synesthesia, and Your Stone Age Brain in the Screen Age. His 2025 memoir is titled The Magician’s Accomplice: My Father and I in the Age of Anxiety.