Synesthesia: a combination of senses
By Faye
@FayeHazel (40248)
United States
March 7, 2018 11:58am CST
There is a condition called synesthesia - which is truly fascinating. It is caused by the combination (or perhaps failure to split) of 2 or more senses.
So there are people who can see colors with music, see colors in letters, taste words, feel sensations in accordance with colors and hear writing.
My mom and I have the hear writing thing. I thought it was normal. It's a generic voice the reads the written words and if I don't know how a word is pronounced , the voice doesn't, either. (we're not crazy.... I don't think!)
Here's a fascinating video about the condition:
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-color-is-tuesday-exploring-synesthesia-richard-e-cytowic How does one experience synesthesia -- the neurolog...
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
8 Mar 18
Oh cool, I would be curious to know what your friend says
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@AmbiePam (85496)
• United States
8 Mar 18
@FayeHazel I would love to have that gift because it does seem like a gift.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
8 Mar 18
Oh yeah I wonder how the functionality of the things actually works.... that's interesting
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
9 Mar 18
@AmbiePam I like it :-) Some of the other ones seem really cool too, like colors and music. But tasting words could be annoying...
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
9 Mar 18
@FayeHazel That was a very interesting video which lead me to watching a whole bunch of other videos that were suggested and had interesting titles.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
9 Mar 18
@shaggin Ah I love when that happens on Youtube :-)
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
8 Mar 18
Oh cool, maybe it will make a cool study subject if the kids need one?
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Mar 18
Now that I think about it I guess I am at the point of seeing colors with music.
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Mar 18
@FayeHazel well music inspires me in my poetry so when I put on something I really like I close my eyes and see colors like for instance if the music has a strong rock beat the colors are usually reds and oranges and if the music is a soft pop number the colors are greens and blues and so on. It is something that is awesome to experience. This is really great take a look at the company I have of people who experience things like this.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
11 Mar 18
@RasmaSandra Oh that sounds amazing, I would love to experience it. Maybe a computer programmer could work with people who have your type of synesthesia and make a program for music that would be similar to what you see
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
9 Mar 18
Thanks it's so cool to share with mom -- we were all watching the TV show - and I started saying something about hearing the writing, thinking it was normal... my mom just smiled and then told me she has that too, and then dad looked at us like we were crazy....
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@just4him (306236)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Mar 18
@FayeHazel That's how I know I've made spelling mistakes. Every word is not only heard, but when I type, each letter is also not only seen, but heard as I type it, especially the harder words.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
8 Mar 18
@just4him Oh like spelling out loud only you hear it? Sounds familiar :-)
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
8 Mar 18
Oh yeah! That sounds the same -- I can't imagine how trying to read out loud would work without hearing it.... :-) Cool to meet another :-)
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
11 Mar 18
Ha ha, oh dear, something tells me I could give proof. Especially some days
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
8 Mar 18
It fascinated me, - I saw a TV show on it and then realized that mom and I had it
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
17 Mar 18
Very interesting. I think that would be kind of cool!
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
19 Mar 18
I like it - but I didn't know it wasn't normal.
I would love the colored letters one or the music colors one
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