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What do you call someone with synesthesia?
synesthete
Are there any songs about synesthesia?
Synesthete Song by Conor Oberst. Indigo by Tom Milsom
What color is a decagon?
For anyone who is not a synesthete, a decagon has no specific colour. Individual synesthetes will see decagons in different colours.
Are there any careers associated with synesthesia or are there any careers to do with synesthesia?
Not especially for a synesthete (I don't think!), unless they wanted to become a scientist researching the condition which most people would be able to do.
Why do you think letters have particular colors?
Some people think letters have particular colors because they have a condition called Synesthesia. A synesthete's brain tends to associate certain letters with colors.
How does the brain interpret color when you have synesthesia?
Can you clarify this question a little? If you mean how do synesthetes see colors of things such as trees, toys, cars, and so on, then the answer is normally. Synesthesia does not change the colors of the outside world. So a synesthete will see the same green car that a non-synesthete will see.Synesthetes will see colors to things that non-synesthetes will see no color. For example, a piece of music will have color to a music-color synesthete. In this regard, synesthetic colors are normal colors with the exceptions that (1) some colors will seem to be mixed together but still separate at the same time (such as a number being both blue and red at the same time - but notpurple!) or (2) some colors cannot be described (such as a mixture of two colors that one doesn't normally see) or don't seem to be in existence anywhere in the outside world.
Is it hard to sleep with Synesthesia?
Not at all. Synesthesia has no disadvantages other than a synesthete doesn't know what it is like to percieve things normally. Synesthesia will only enhance sleep if anything. I should know - I am one lol. I'm not saying that the above isn't true. however, i think that it would be a matter of opinion.
What is a decagons?
For anyone who is not a synesthete, a decagon has no specific colour. Individual synesthetes will see decagons in different colours.
Who created color symphony?
Color Symphony is a display of colors in accordance to symphonic music and was created by synesthetes, or people with the rare disorder, if you will, synesthesia. Synesthesia is a disorder in which the person's senses get mixed together, so sound with sight, taste with sight, etc. A synesthete may describe a certain musical note like c# as yellow or even see letters in a different color than they are printed! Many scientists believe that this disorder is from how they were raised, so if they were raised upon watching Fantasia (written and directed by Wault Disney, who was, in fact, a synesthete) they might see different colors when listening to different instruments or sounds. If the letters on the fridge were different colors, they might even mix those up later on in life!
Is Synesthesia beneficial?
It can be beneficial, for example in one of the most common types of synesthesia where the synesthete sees letters (and words) and numbers as having colours it can help to memorize spellings and numbers or dates, or it can be used to help remember telephone numbers and names. I have synesthesia and I often use it to help me remember the spellings of peoples names and words in foreign languages.
What do colors smell like?
It all depends on what synesthete you are talking to. I, for instance, don't smell colors. But if you asked two synesthetes who did, their answers would be different. One might say red smelled like black licorice and the other might say red smelled like mashed potatoes. A third synesthete might agree that red smells like potatoes but will disagree on green saying it can't possibly smell like honey because everyone knows it smells like a light summer rain. So it really just depends on who you ask.
How can people become tolerant about people with synesthesia?
There really is no way that any synesthete can force a person to become tolerant about synesthetes. There are a few ways to help others understand what synesthesia is, though, and this is a crucial step in helping people become 'tolerant' towards synesthetes. Firstly, when discussing synesthesia, make it clear that synesthesia is not a disease or disorder but is a condition or trait that synesthetes are born with. This idea that synesthesia is a bad thing like a disease leads to misconceptions towards it and people with it. Also, when approaching people for the first time - say family members or close friends - especially people who you think might be very skeptical about synesthesia, bring a list of books, websites, stacks of printed scientific articles, and so on. That way, when you discuss it with them, you can back up what you are saying with scientific evidence. This makes the synesthete who says something like "I see colors and shapes when I listen to music" more credible to someone who has never heard of synesthesia.
