tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116431720118421557.post1211362418518315715..comments2023-08-23T02:34:13.386-07:00Comments on Esoteric Synaptic Events: On SynesthesiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116431720118421557.post-34523179492744715472011-03-18T18:56:42.245-07:002011-03-18T18:56:42.245-07:00David,
I have been wondering if the origins of my ...David,<br />I have been wondering if the origins of my synesthesia are indeed from a colored calendar I saw in first grade, or something to that effect. And as this kind of thing goes, my conceptualizations are on the rather mild side.<br /><br />And you are correct about LSD. I have heard a few former drug users describe many synesthesia-like experiences via that substance.Jon Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016538397199264535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116431720118421557.post-60668982359442354882011-03-17T09:43:56.626-07:002011-03-17T09:43:56.626-07:00I think some of the things you are describing are ...I think some of the things you are describing are just normal associative connections within the brain. We have the tendency to associate all kinds of things together based on our experience. FOr example if in school you learned the days of the week from a large yellow poster on which the days were printed in red ink, you may always have some association with those colors when you think of the days of the week.<br /><br />My understanding of synesthesia (and I am no expert, by any means, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night) is that it is a condition where your normal pathways get mixed up. So when you would normally see the color green, your brian would access the color green from your memory and maybe some related green associations. On the other hand, with synesthesia, the pathways get mixed up so when you see green your brain mistakenly accesses your memory of the taste of bacon, which otherwise would not be associated with green.<br /><br />If I am not mistaken this condition occurs when someone takes LSD which is why people have claimed to have such mind-blowing experiences when under its effects.David Paquettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578165024532859561noreply@blogger.com