When you see a written word, do you also see colors in your mind? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the mystery of synesthesia where colors, sounds, letters, and numbers can all mix together in perception. What is synesthesia? Who has it? And what is responsible for it?AI-powered
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The Mystery of Synesthesia (Letters, Numbers, Colors, Sounds, Perception, Psychic)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
Spatial Sequence Synesthesia
This chapter discusses spatial sequence synesthesia, which involves projecting certain sequences like numbers or calendars into the physical space that surrounds the body. The speaker explains that these sequences can take on various spatial configurations and are perceived by synesthetes as having spatial dimensions. The chapter also mentions that spatial sequence synesthesia is more common than previously thought, with about 10% of the population having a form of it.
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