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Does anyone know if a comparative study has been done comparing the word/colours that people with synesthesia see to determine if there is any pattern? I'm wond

• namelesstrash01 13y ago
  From what I can tell, there's no pattern in any synesthesia. It's due ("they" think) to essentially a hardware crossover in the regions of the brain responsible for these "cognitions"... You have the same idea I did for some time when I was much younger. A really good friend of mine organized raves back around the first time they were popular and I knew if people could experience what I experience for only a while, it would have a result similar to the consciousness-altering properties of drugs. It's always been normal to me, but I also know what it's like to think of words/colors that have no meaning together, so I can imagine how empty my vocabulary would be without this extra layer of interconnectedness. I'm terribly sorry if this comment meets your disapproval. I'm really just trying to help extend my experience to fellow HNers.
• emmfr 13y ago
  > … recent research has shown that there are underlying similarities that can be observed when large numbers of synesthetes are examined together.[1] For example, “A” is frequently red. But I don't think that is to the point where it could have practical applications. When I read associations that other people have (as in sibling threads), my spontaneous (stupid) reaction is often: “Oh no, they have it all wrong”. Many people have used synæsthesia in art, but it should be considered a source of inspiration at best, and not a “secret key” to universal æsthetics (compare with the golden ratio fallacy[2]). From my own experience, non-synæsthetes can easily become fascinated with synæsthesia, while actually, it's not that big a deal. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia#Definitional_criteria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia#Definitional_crite... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio