Synesthesia

Synesthesia is typically diagnosed through self-reported experiences, where individuals describe consistent and involuntary sensory associations, like seeing colors when hearing music. Clinicians may use questionnaires and standardized tests to assess the consistency and reliability of these experiences over time. Additionally, neuroimaging studies can sometimes provide evidence of atypical brain connectivity associated with synesthetic experiences, but the diagnosis primarily relies on subjective reports. There’s no formal medical test for synesthesia; it’s largely identified through observation and personal accounts.

If you are smelling a strong black odor without being near any source, it could be due to unusual environmental factors like pollution, nearby construction, or industrial processes. Another possibility is that there may be a malfunction in your olfactory system causing phantom smells. It's always a good idea to consult a healthcare professional if you are experiencing persistent unusual odors.

Color does not have a scent. Green is just a visual perception based on light wavelengths. Any scent associated with green would come from the actual objects or surroundings that are green, such as trees or grass.

Color does not have a scent. Smells are associated with objects, not colors.

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.

Synesthesia is a condition in which the senses mix together (for example some people with Synesthesia see certain colors for certain sounds, or hear different sounds for different colors, and so on. So smells can have colors for someone with Synesthesia. There is no definite answer I can give, for three reasons. One, you did not specify which type of odor in your question. Two, I, nor anyone I know has Synesthesia. Three, the mixing of senses for people with Synesthesia is unique for every person affected, so it is impossible to give a true answer.

The taste of a marshmallow is often described as sweet, fluffy, and light, so if it were a sound, it might resemble soft, gentle, and airy notes.

There is no scientific evidence suggesting that people with synesthesia use more of their brain than those without it. Synesthesia is believed to involve cross-activation between different areas of the brain, rather than an overall increase in brain activity.

Graphemes are individual units of written language (letters or symbols), while synesthesia is a neurological condition where stimulation of one sensory pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in another pathway. In grapheme-color synesthesia, certain graphemes trigger a specific color sensation for individuals with this condition.

Yes, synesthesia is a real neurological phenomenon where stimulation of one sensory pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory pathway. This can manifest as seeing colors when hearing music or tasting flavors when seeing numbers.

1 in 23 people have it. It is common. Unfortunately, the majority of synesthetes (people with synesthesia) don't realize they have it because the symptoms are so minor, they think it happens to everybody, or they just have never heard of it.

People with synesthesia experience a consistent, involuntary, elicited sensory impression in one sense or category in response to a triggering input from a different, unrelated sense or category. Consistent means the same trigger always causes the same sensory impression. Involuntary means it happens automatically, without the person's imagining it or willing it to happen. Some synesthetes are able to ignore or suppress their impressions, however. Synesthesia may seem stronger or weaker under different physical and emotional circumstances (stress, fatigue, illness, etc.)
Triggers most commonly are letters or numbers, musical pitches or sounds, time units such as years, months or days of the week, tastes, smells, touch, pain, etc.A specific trigger consistently produces a specific sensory impression, such as a perception of color, texture, taste or shape. Most synesthetes describe very specific colors, textures, pressure sensations, etc. for their associated impressions. These stay the same throughout their lives. Every synesthete has a different set of associated impressions from every other synesthete.

information of about different types of synesthesia,

A person who cannot speak or hear is considered deaf-mute. This term is outdated and now replaced with terms like deaf or nonverbal. Communication with this person may involve sign language, written notes, or assistive devices.

"A Route of Evanescence" by Emily Dickinson is a famous American poem that contains elements of synesthesia. In the poem, Dickinson describes the sensation of hummingbirds using both visual and auditory imagery, creating a sense of synesthetic experience for the reader.

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Synesthesia is when two different senses like hearing and seeing get crossed. A person who experiences it is called a synesthete.

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Ten in a million.

Research estimates around ten in a million people have synaesthesia.

Although many studies have been done on this, currently noone has settled on an official percentage of people born with synesthesia. However, this doesn't mean that numbers don't exist, just that many of them don't agree with eachother, and therefore there can't be a sure answer.

There are a few traits that are common among synesthetes. Such as:

-vivid, intense dreams

-some obsessive-compulsive and dylexia involved

-hard time multitasking

-tendency to isolate oneself

-very creative and artistic hobbies/professions

-very visual people generally

-have strong memory and (unconscious) memorization skills

-the condition is linked to autism, and there for there are crossover similarities between the two

-usually very kinesthetic (they like to use their bodies)

== == ---- Also if you ask almost anybody who has synesthesia they will tell you that they wouldn't want to live without it and the it is enjoyable.

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People with synaesthesia see different colors when they read, hear, or sometimes taste objects. Foe example, if a chair scraped across theground, they might see grey streaks.

It also depends on what type of Synesthesia you have.

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It's a little hard to explain but I'll try.

For me it's like seeing a number and there being a pop-up screen in your head that projects the numbers and letters you are seeing, the only difference being they are in color. It's fast and if you are focusing on the meaning of the text or reading quickly the colors fade fast but if you read slowly words (mostly numbers for me) start to dance with color on the screen. It can feel overwhelming sometimes and confusing like a mush of information that makes everything feel fuzzy.

Here is an example of what the numbers are on the screen for me:

0 - Clear with a fuzzy grey shadow, like an embellishment (the clear pop-up ones for scrapbookers)

1 - White

2 - Blue, typically a light to mid-range muted blue

3 - Red, always red, bright red; male and devilish

4 - She is hard to pin to one color, she masks herself and tends to float around between three colors: Bright blue, Bright "blocky" green and when she is with other numbers like 24 she is yellow-gold

5 - He is always the colors of mud (brownish, reddish, goldish) a generally childish number and generally when paired with numbers he taints their colors

6 - She is a light muted green with a hint of yellow (not lime green!)

7 - She is very pale very light yellow, extremely pristine and innocent and has a "holy" status

8 - Deep cool purple

9 - He is awful... horrible and mean especially to 7 and an extremely dark dominating brown almost black color

10 - White

11 - Light tart-tasting pink