Synesthesia

Synesthesia is a neurological condition in which one sensory experience is perceived in more than one way by the body. There are numerous forms of synesthesia, all of which involve different combinations of sensory experiences. Grapheme-color synesthesia is the most common form, with 60% of synesthetes possessing this type. In grapheme-color synesthesia, symbols are perceived in different colors. For example, the letter “A” is commonly associated with the color red among synesthetes. A pop-out test can be used to determine grapheme-color synesthesia. In this test, similar looking symbols, such as 2’s and 5’s or q’s and p’s, are scattered amongst each other. A synesthete would be able to separate the two symbols much faster than somebody without synesthesia, because each type of letter or number would be perceived in a different color. Rarer forms of synesthesia include sound-color synesthesia (also known as…

According to synesthesia researchers, this condition offers individuals an artistic advantage. They have a greater aesthetic sensitivity and are drawn to more artistic fields. They are able to expresses unrelated concepts better than those without synesthesia. For example a normal painter either paints some ting in front of them or something they imagine, while a synesthete paints what they actually visualize when experiencing a certain stimulus. Many famous celebrities involved with music and…

of the leading researchers in the study of synesthesia. (https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sensorium/201202/dr-david-eaglemans-new-dream-project). Dr. Eagleman co-authored a book with Cytowic; Wednesday is Indigo Blue – Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia. Dr. Eagleman has also authored numerous other articles and books on Synesthesia. Dr. Eagleman and his colleagues, Arielle D. Kagan, Stephanie S. Nelson, Deepak Sagaram, Anand K. Sarma developed the Synesthesia Battery. The Synesthesia…

Written by Siri Carpenter, “Everyday fantasia: The world of synesthesia” gives me some background knowledge into past studies of synesthesia. Carpenter gave a translation of synesthesia, stating that it derives from the greek language with the meaning “to perceive together.” She also gave some ratios declaring that almost 1 in 2000 are synesthetes and that as many as 1 in 300 have a variation of it. This article also starts by giving some wonderful examples on how synesthesia impacts…

phenomenon doesn’t occur once, but it occurs every time that you hear a double bass, listen to a clarinet, or make eye-contact with a harp. This example portrays the complication of what an individual diagnosed with Synesthesia may face not only as they travel to a symphony orchestra, but instead within their everyday…

Synesthesia is defined as the perception of a certain stimulus, which is called the inducer, that automatically results in an internally generated sensation, which is called the concurrent (van Leeuwen, 2013). It is an uncommon condition but there are many different types of synesthesia. The most common type is synesthesia is grapheme-colour (GC) synesthesia. GC synesthesia is when letters induce the perception of colours (Ramachandran & Hubbard, 2001). Just as there are different types of…

Arthur Rumbaed a poet have in common? All three have Synesthesia. What is synesthesia? According to google, it is the production of a sense impressing relating to one sense or part of the body by stimulation of another sense or part of the body. Basically a condition in which one sense is preceded by one or more additional senses such as sight. There are different types of synesthesia and no clear type of way to diagnose someone with it. To this day there is no was to clearly diagnose someone…

The Causes of Synesthesia Kelsey Burge Blackburn College PY 101 Synesthesia is a condition in which a person perceives an object with more than one sense because the brain crosses paths between the regions that are responsible for distinguishing each sense. For example, when a person sees the letter Z, he may also see the color red in his mind. In addition, it is not guaranteed that two people with synesthesia, or synesthetes as they are called, will have the same sensations when observing…

“My mother taught me to read when I was four, and the letters in the words that I saw had specific colors. She used black and white flash cards so I don't know where the color came from.” (“Synesthesia Interview”). This is a common scenario for a Synesthetic. Tasting colors, seeing colors from certain sounds, and other examples of types of Synesthesia may just seem ludicrous to the average person, but this condition seems normal to Synesthetic and often is not identified until adulthood!…

Synesthesia: Crossed Responses to Inducers and Who is Affected Sylveria McCue Red Rocks Community College Abstract Synesthesia is a condition where the brain crosses the signals from the five senses resulting in letters, numbers, and words having colors, tastes having the feeling or vision of shapes in a synaesthetes mind, and sounds including physical responses of pain or pleasure. Acute studies on grapheme-color synesthesia provides the most research on who has this condition. Once believed…