Hey,
I was talking to my grandpa about our class (he has a degree in psych), and it led up to him telling me about my great grandpa who apparently had synesthesia. The variation that he had is called lexical-gustatory synesthesia, where sounds (phenomes) are replaced by taste sensations. This is a particularly rare form of synesthesia and studies have shown that it is developed by early food experiences. Anyway, just thought I'd throw it out there because it's not something you'd hear about every day.
-Nishant
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Wow, that's really interesting! Thanks for sharing this story. Did your grandpa mention any specific sound-taste combinations that your great-grandfather experienced?
Here's an article on a lexical-gustatory synesthete who's been studied by researchers:
http://tinyurl.com/39yl8g
Wow Nishant.
That's really cool about your grandfather. How long has he had synthesia? It would be interesting if he developed it later in life and could relate stories before and after developing it.
I think that synesthesia is so interesting. All of the senses are connected in some way, but it is interesting to think about how in some people they are accessed when others normally would be.
Sounds like this phenomenon may be known as intraneuropsychaelectrichemibiolo-geneticosis, a little-known internal mechanism that will receive sufficient attention in my upcoming book, From The Neck Up, to be published early in 2009.
Hello Geronimo it's Sandra O'Connor from WPB. I used to work with you. Wishing your book to be a success
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