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Pupil size reveals the perceptual quality and effortless nature of #synesthesia https://elifesciences.org/articles/110390 Physiologically measurable phenomenology: "responses emerged too rapidly to reflect imagery"; #qualia

Pupil size reveals the perceptual quality and effortless nature of #synesthesia https://elifesciences.org/articles/110390 Physiologically measurable phenomenology: "responses emerged too rapidly to reflect imagery"; #qualia

I have a degree of #synesthesia, and I love the way certain words feel in my brain. Some feel bright, some feel smooth, some feel warm, some feel satisfyingly clunky, some give me images of living things. I like making up rhythms with them. I'm aware this is possibly a #neurodivergent thing.

Aaaaaanyway... here are some place names in the #Philippines that follow a very satisfying pattern and set up a "Jackanory" rap in my head. They're all towns or villages within a few km of where we live.

Kapatagan
Malapatan
Tinagacan
Kidapawan
Bulatukan
Baracatan
Sinkatulan
Balangonan
Pagalungan

The emphasis is mostly on the third syllable. Like the word "information". And by a curious coincidence, information is probably what there is too much of here.

I have a degree of #synesthesia, and I love the way certain words feel in my brain. Some feel bright, some feel smooth, some feel warm, some feel satisfyingly clunky, some give me images of living things. I like making up rhythms with them. I'm aware this is possibly a #neurodivergent thing.

Aaaaaanyway... here are some place names in the #Philippines that follow a very satisfying pattern and set up a "Jackanory" rap in my head. They're all towns or villages within a few km of where we live.

Kapatagan
Malapatan
Tinagacan
Kidapawan
Bulatukan
Baracatan
Sinkatulan
Balangonan
Pagalungan

The emphasis is mostly on the third syllable. Like the word "information". And by a curious coincidence, information is probably what there is too much of here.

Synesthesia!

Assuming English letter sounds, which letter sounds most like its shape?

#poll #synesthesia #neuroDiversity

Synesthesia!

Assuming English letter sounds, which letter sounds most like its shape?

#poll #synesthesia #neuroDiversity

#KnowledgeBit: #Synesthesia is a neurological phenomenon where stimulation of one sensory pathway triggers involuntary experiences in another, such as seeing colors when hearing music or tasting words.

Affecting roughly 3%–4% of the population, it is not a disease but an inherited, harmless blending of senses often described as "crossed wires" in the brain.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/kbits/6a03ff71d30213605dd144c8

#KnowledgeBit: #Synesthesia is a neurological phenomenon where stimulation of one sensory pathway triggers involuntary experiences in another, such as seeing colors when hearing music or tasting words.

Affecting roughly 3%–4% of the population, it is not a disease but an inherited, harmless blending of senses often described as "crossed wires" in the brain.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/kbits/6a03ff71d30213605dd144c8

#Synesthesia is a neurological phenomenon where stimulation of one sensory pathway triggers involuntary experiences in another, such as seeing colors when hearing music or tasting words.

Affecting roughly 3%–4% of the population, it is not a disease but an inherited, harmless blending of senses often described as "crossed wires" in the brain.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/kbits/6a03ff71d30213605dd144c8

#Synesthesia is a neurological phenomenon where stimulation of one sensory pathway triggers involuntary experiences in another, such as seeing colors when hearing music or tasting words.

Affecting roughly 3%–4% of the population, it is not a disease but an inherited, harmless blending of senses often described as "crossed wires" in the brain.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/kbits/6a03ff71d30213605dd144c8

Quick poll because this came up on piefed:

How many of you have #synesthesia?

(Synesthesia: stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to involuntary experiences in other sensory or cognitive pathways

This often manifests as letters and numbers having specific colors in one's brain, but there are other types as well)

Quick poll because this came up on piefed:

How many of you have #synesthesia?

(Synesthesia: stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to involuntary experiences in other sensory or cognitive pathways

This often manifests as letters and numbers having specific colors in one's brain, but there are other types as well)

Here is something I meant to do for a while, maybe even my whole life :) I have #synesthesia and I see different characters as different colors. Finally, I decided to map them out for fun. Does anyone else have this? #art #sciart

Here is something I meant to do for a while, maybe even my whole life :) I have #synesthesia and I see different characters as different colors. Finally, I decided to map them out for fun. Does anyone else have this? #art #sciart

The feelings this picture gives me are bliss.

#synesthesia #braininjury

Autistic Masking saved my life I won't apologize for playing the unconscious game that we're designed to play. #Lore #Neurodivergent #Personal #Autism #Self-improvement #AutisticMasking #Synesthesia #BryantReview gardinerbryant.com/autistic-mas...

Autistic Masking saved my life

Autistic Masking saved my life

> I won't apologize for playing the unconscious game that we're designed to play.

#Lore #Neurodivergent #Personal #Autism #Self-improvement #AutisticMasking #Synesthesia #BryantReview

https://gardinerbryant.com/autistic-masking-saved-my-life/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon

Autistic Masking saved my life

> I won't apologize for playing the unconscious game that we're designed to play.

#Lore #Neurodivergent #Personal #Autism #Self-improvement #AutisticMasking #Synesthesia #BryantReview

https://gardinerbryant.com/autistic-masking-saved-my-life/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon

👂🌈 #Synesthesia involves a cross-wiring of senses that allows some individuals to hear #colors or taste words.

Studies indicate that between 1% and 4% of the population experiences these blended perceptions due to unique #brain structures or activity. The trait occurs significantly more often in artists and musicians than in the general population.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/up-to-4-of-people-can-hear-colors-or-taste-words-heres-why

#science #neuroscience #biology #creativity #health #psychology

👂🌈 #Synesthesia involves a cross-wiring of senses that allows some individuals to hear #colors or taste words.

Studies indicate that between 1% and 4% of the population experiences these blended perceptions due to unique #brain structures or activity. The trait occurs significantly more often in artists and musicians than in the general population.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/up-to-4-of-people-can-hear-colors-or-taste-words-heres-why

#science #neuroscience #biology #creativity #health #psychology

新たな「保持者」からのコメントをいただきました。ありがとうございます✨️

🕊共感覚カレンダー持ち集会所 Synesthesia Calendar Users Gathering Place｜TundieBlog
https://tundie.blog.jp/archives/8521781.html
#共感覚カレンダー #synesthesiacalendar #共感覚 #synesthesia #tundieblog

新たな「共感覚カレンダー」保持者の告白投稿をInstagramにて見つけまして、記事に追記させていただきました😊

🕊共感覚カレンダー持ち集会所 Synesthesia Calendar Users Gathering Place｜TundieBlog
https://tundie.blog.jp/archives/8521781.html
#共感覚カレンダー #synesthesiacalendar #脳内カレンダー #共感覚 #synesthesia #tundieblog

My brain...

...Is complicated.

So I have finally pieced the whole thing together and I am essentially the person they point to for #neuroscience curiosity.

I have:

#epilepsy (probably, temporal seizures, working diagnosis).
#tourettes #adhd #autism #obsessivecompulsivedisorder #cptsd and #synesthesia.

Oh and brain damage.

If someone wants to pay me to run a bunch of tests...

#writing #medicine

My brain...

...Is complicated.

So I have finally pieced the whole thing together and I am essentially the person they point to for #neuroscience curiosity.

I have:

#epilepsy (probably, temporal seizures, working diagnosis).
#tourettes #adhd #autism #obsessivecompulsivedisorder #cptsd and #synesthesia.

Oh and brain damage.

If someone wants to pay me to run a bunch of tests...

#writing #medicine

I just wonder about how context-dependent could be some weird brain processes... One day I watched short video about grapheme-colour #synesthesia. They talked about how it is in fact more connected to meaning of symbols in given context than just shapes and changing context could affect perception.

Well, for me it could work parallelly in most cases. E.g. if I look at other alphabet with partly the same or similar symbols, not always the same meaning, like Cyrillic or Greek. I noticed for some symbols I could "receive" two parallel "signals", one more shape-related, other meaning-related and it doesn't even make it "harder to feel", maybe it was slightly confusing until I realized these two signals can just exist at the same time.

I just wonder about how context-dependent could be some weird brain processes... One day I watched short video about grapheme-colour #synesthesia. They talked about how it is in fact more connected to meaning of symbols in given context than just shapes and changing context could affect perception.

Well, for me it could work parallelly in most cases. E.g. if I look at other alphabet with partly the same or similar symbols, not always the same meaning, like Cyrillic or Greek. I noticed for some symbols I could "receive" two parallel "signals", one more shape-related, other meaning-related and it doesn't even make it "harder to feel", maybe it was slightly confusing until I realized these two signals can just exist at the same time.

Fine. I’m a freak.

Watch out @skinnylatte they’re trying to pidgeonhole you, too!

#neurospicy #synesthesia

https://www.livescience.com/health/synesthesia-isnt-just-in-your-mind-the-body-reacts-as-if-the-colors-were-real

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00311-7

Fine. I’m a freak.

Watch out @skinnylatte they’re trying to pidgeonhole you, too!

#neurospicy #synesthesia

https://www.livescience.com/health/synesthesia-isnt-just-in-your-mind-the-body-reacts-as-if-the-colors-were-real

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00311-7

I was so excited the first time I learned about time-space synesthesia; I had assumed that everyone's brain does this because mine does, and I didn't know that it was uncommon or that there was a name for it.

I have a gut feeling that time-space synesthesia is probably disproportionately represented on Fedi.

Who else here can see time?

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-rare-humans-who-see-time-and-have-amazing-memories-1085

#TimeSpaceSynesthesia #Synesthesia #AskFedi

I was so excited the first time I learned about time-space synesthesia; I had assumed that everyone's brain does this because mine does, and I didn't know that it was uncommon or that there was a name for it.

I have a gut feeling that time-space synesthesia is probably disproportionately represented on Fedi.

Who else here can see time?

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-rare-humans-who-see-time-and-have-amazing-memories-1085

#TimeSpaceSynesthesia #Synesthesia #AskFedi

#Synesthesia: an exhibition to experience life through the senses

https://www.patreon.com/posts/synesthesia-to-152660901

https://odysee.com/@kult:e/Synesthesia_-an-exhibition-to-experience-life-through-the-senses:3

Linux and #synesthesia

Middle school gym comes to mind when I listen to this episode of @linuxmatters

https://linuxmatters.sh/76/

Linux and #synesthesia

Middle school gym comes to mind when I listen to this episode of @linuxmatters

https://linuxmatters.sh/76/

🔗 UrlRoulette URL of the Day #438! 🌟

SYNESTHESIA
Move your mouse across the screen and listen to awesome generated audio. Satisfying!

This is our URL of the day 👉 https://urlroulette.net/ui/2AScHA5sAwW1 🚀

#SYNESTHESIA

Functional connectivity study on visually evoked auditory response based on high-density electroencephalography https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnins.2026.1691902/full #synesthesia #vEAR (visually evoked auditory response, hearing-motion) #EEG #neuroscience

Functional connectivity study on visually evoked auditory response based on high-density electroencephalography https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnins.2026.1691902/full #synesthesia #vEAR (visually evoked auditory response, hearing-motion) #EEG #neuroscience

Functional connectivity study on visually evoked auditory response based on high-density electroencephalography www.frontiersin.org/journals/neu... #synesthesia #vEAR (visually evoked auditory response, hearing-motion) #EEG #neuroscience

Frontiers | Functional connect...

Functional connectivity study on visually evoked auditory response based on high-density electroencephalography www.frontiersin.org/journals/neu... #synesthesia #vEAR (visually evoked auditory response, hearing-motion) #EEG #neuroscience

Frontiers | Functional connect...

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Sound frequency predicts the bodily location of auditory-induced tactile sensations in synesthetic and ordinary perception https://academic.oup.com/nc/article/2026/1/niaf064/8429902?login=false #synesthesia

Sound frequency predicts the bodily location of auditory-induced tactile sensations in synesthetic and ordinary perception https://academic.oup.com/nc/article/2026/1/niaf064/8429902?login=false #synesthesia

@kzeta Thanks for this, I must have watched it a dozen times already.
#synesthesia
The hillside behind the sand couldn't be more beautiful. It looks painted.

@kzeta Thanks for this, I must have watched it a dozen times already.
#synesthesia
The hillside behind the sand couldn't be more beautiful. It looks painted.

@glasspusher Weeks are linear for me. Series of oblongs, with humps for the weekend. I view the year from slightly above present. Looking back, it curves to the left, forward, to the right. Are the parts of the year colored for you?

#synesthesia

Fellow freaks! How do you relate?

#synesthesia #ChunderRoad

How anyone can see a year as anything other than a counterclockwise circle is, frankly, beyond me.

https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/health/mind-brain/space-time-synesthesia/

A friend told me they found their daughter had color–graphemic synesthesia, i.e. letters or numbers are perceived as inherently colored. It never came up because the daughter figured that was how everybody saw the world.

Me: Yep. I am an aphant and for a long time figured "close your eyes and imagine an apple" was just a figure of speech.

Anyhow, boring aphants *can* have "photographic memory", it simply displays as redacted, 😃.

#ND #synesthesia #aphantasia #reality

Delicious Patterns and exciting colors.

#braininjury #synesthesia

Were I to have #synesthesia, I probably would sense these #programming languages, thus:

• FORTRAN—like typing on a VT100 keyboard, with the missing F, O, R, T, R, A, and N keys
• LISP—like hearing someone with an interdental lisp try to pronounce, "homoiconoclastic"
• COBOL—like hearing a tritone, the D♭-G, specifically
• FORTH—like hearing someone with a lateral lisp try to pronounce "Chuck", backward
• C—like watching someone cutting off a tree branch close to the trunk, while sitting on it
• ML—like listening to Coltrane's "Giant Step"
• Smalltalk—like slipping into an old pair of pyjamas, front to back
• 6502 assembly—like watching someone get SWATed via the hacked security cam in his living room
• C++—like smelling \(H_2S\)
• Erlang—like being stung by a "distributed" swam of "fault-tolerant" hornets
• Perl—like running, headlong, into a "Wall"
• Haskell—like flying a small GA aircraft, purely on instruments, in thick, soupy IMC, at the onset of wing icing
• Python—like being gradually strangled by a Titanoboa
• Java—like getting a thousand paper cuts, simultaneously
• JavaScript—like tasting \(H_2S\)
• TypeScript—like listening to an hour-long sermon, delivered in an iambic pentameter
• Rust—like being told by a two-bit loan officer that he cannot let me borrow a "variable" loan from his three-bit, regional bank

#learning
Now, this Montessori (home school) teacher is talking about the importance of demonstration cubes and hand signals in early number learning. I find it interesting, because my parents had a number of manipulatives that they gave me access to as a a child including counting cubes and pythagorean solids. They probably had heard some of these theories.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdE9hX8hUAk

It kinds of looks like they are trying to teach #synesthesia by color coding the numbers.