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Tasty words, colorful sounds: How people with synesthesia experience the world, with Julia Simner, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

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Synasthesia is a neurological condition in which senses such as taste, touch, smell and vision link or merge. Doctor jules simner has studied snt in adults and children for nearly two decades. She also researches missophonia, an extreme aversion to certain sounds, and apantasia, the inability to see pictures in your mind's eye. What can we learn about the human mind more generally from studying synesthesia and other sensory differences?

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