also syn·aes·the·sia (sĭn'ĭs-thē'zhə) n.
A condition in which one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another, as when the hearing of a sound produces the visualization of a color.
A sensation felt in one part of the body as a result of stimulus applied to another, as in referred pain.
The description of one kind of sense impression by using words that normally describe another.
An experience that Annemarie is very familiar with.
A condition in which one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another, as when the hearing of a sound produces the visualization of a color.
A sensation felt in one part of the body as a result of stimulus applied to another, as in referred pain.
The description of one kind of sense impression by using words that normally describe another.
An experience that Annemarie is very familiar with.
Remember that program I was once going to burn for you? Well in one recent episode they tried to figure out how a newborn baby experienced life. There was a bunch of little things (more blue, because your lens is yellowed over time, which changes how you see things, etc.). But there was one thing that was really interesting.
ReplyDeleteThere was a study done in which babies brains were mapped, and they were then presented with music, pictures, objects, etc. And a lot of the time, when a baby, say, saw a picture, rather than the visual area of their brain becoming active, the audio part did.
Basically babies sense are not all worked out. They mix up all their senses. Synesthesia, essentially. Except quite literally, as opposed to just having the idea or memory of another sense come to mind. I mean, they ACTUALLY hear tones when presented with sounds (and such).
Here's a link that talks a bit about it, but I recommend you subscribe to the radiolab podcast and listen to that episode, Really amazing stuff.
http://books.google.com/books?id=mLTcmQ6q8N4C&pg=PA193&lpg=PA193&dq=newborn+synesthesia&source=bl&ots=OGbBIFo1X5&sig=IqKn96cMEghHuEnTeWuU_KXQNxU&hl=en&ei=aGP4Srz6NYTYtgOfkqkV&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=newborn%20synesthesia&f=false