![]() When I taste something, I feel it on my face and in my hands. There aren't enough points on the chicken.” So, his friends laughed and said, ”Michael, what are you smoking now?” But the host, Michael Watson turned to me and, ”Oh, you're a neurologist. ![]() He delayed our seating by saying, ”It'll be a few more minutes. Richard: My new neighbor invited me over to meet some friends. Cytowic encountered someone who actually had synesthesia was when he was invited to a dinner party. “Synesthesia” means “joined or coupled sensation.” “That's pretty cool,” so I filed that away in the back of my head. Richard: And I thought, "Ooh, what a cool word." Everybody knows “anesthesia,” no sensation. He had all these extra hooks to hang things on. The reason that he could remember limitless amounts of information is that he had a fivefold synesthesia. I came across Luria's book on The Mind of the Mnemonist, that is a memory expert. Richard: I used to go down to the sub-basement of the library in medical school while I browsed these old, dusty books that nobody had checked out in a long time. Before the word “synesthesia” was widely known, he stumbled across the term by chance in the med school library. Richard: Back in the ‘70s, when I started with this, you know, the dogma at the time is that we had five senses that traveled along, single tubes, as it were, and there was no mixing between the two, I mean that was the dogma. We know a fair amount about it now, but for a long time, scientists weren’t even sure that it existed. Studies suggest that as many as one in 25 people have some form of it. Synesthesia may sound unusual, but it’s actually more common than you might think. ![]() Or a name like Dallas Taylor might taste like a chip with some meat on it, and dinner rolls. Or hearing a song might produce a physical sensation on their skin. So, for example, taste might have a color. People with synesthesia, called “synesthetes,” experience sounds, tastes, and even numbers and letters in combination with their other senses. The people you just heard have a neurological condition called synesthesia. Kylie: The name Dallas Taylor tastes like a chip with some meat on it and dinner rolls. It's not like a sharp, it's like a soft spark that kind of pops as he speaks. And Taylor for me is purple and orange and pink.ĭavid: The sound of Dallas Taylor's voice is a blue to black, and it’s very sparks. I’m Dallas Taylor.Īndie: The name Dallas Taylor is pink, yellow and blue to me. You’re listening to Twenty Thousand Hertz. Richard Cytowic’s work at .Ĭheck out Joel Salinas's book Mirror Touch: A Memoir of Synesthesia and the Secret Life of the Brain. Get your first month of hair loss treatment for free at /20k.Ĭheck out Dr. To get your 20K referral link and earn rewards, visit 20k.org/refer. If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at. George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue played by Libor Pesek and the Slovak National Philharmonic Orchestraįollow the show on Twitter, Facebook, & Reddit.īecome a monthly contributor at 20k.org/donate. Richard Cytowic and five people with synesthesia.Ĭrystal Bloom Percussion by Sound of Picture So what exactly is synesthesia? And what’s it like to go through life with these unique sensory connections? Featuring the voices of neuroscientist Dr. Synesthesia is a neurological condition where one sensory experience gets combined with another, meaning someone might hear sounds when they eat, or see colors when they listen to music. This episode was written and produced by Lindsay Redifer.
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