Humans may all look pretty much the same on the outside, but some people have unique conditions and abilities that will amaze you! Whether it's having no fingerprints at all (adermatoglyphia), hearing music every time you taste chocolate (synesthesia), or being able to see one hundred million colors (tetrachromacy), some conditions bring our understanding of the human body to another level entirely.
Take an unparalleled tour of thehows andwhys of these extraordinary human conditions withTastes Like Music.Accessible and playful, each section presents an awe-inspiring snapshot of the biology behind one of 17 quirks, while short interviews with people affected by these conditions (including the author!) provide windows into real-life experiences. The book takes a balanced approach, highlighting the pros and cons of each condition and providing plenty of general facts about the human body, too. Readers will delight in the illustrations throughout and come away with a new appreciation for all the weird and wonderful things the human brain and body can do.

A fascinating tour of quirks from color blindness to double-jointedness that offers an exciting entry point to studying the human brain and body

Contents

Introduction
Take a Walk Down Memory Lane
You Snooze, You... Walk?
Bent Out of Shape
Living Lost
That's Not Music to My Ears
The Tale of the Tongue
That Sound in Your Head
The World in Technicolor
Down the Rabbit Hole
Place That Face
My, What a Lot of Teeth You Have!
It's Hair-Raising
Making Sense of It
I Saw the Light... and Sneezed
Print-Free People
People Power
The Nose Doesn't Know
Index