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  Genetic roots of synaesthesia unearthed - health - 05 February 2009 - New Scientist

  The regions of our DNA that wire some people to "see" sounds have been discovered. So far, only the general regions within chromosomes have been identified, rather than specific genes, but the work could eventually lead to a genetic test to diagnose the condition before it interferes with a ...

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  DiscoveryHD - The Real Superhumans and the Quest for the Future Fantastic - Elisabeth Sulser - "The Synaesthete"

  In a world that is becoming increasingly complex and more and more dependent on processing large volumes of information, do synaesthetes have a natural advantage over the rest of us? If scientists determine that there is a specific gene or set of genes for synaesethesia, it may be possible to ...

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  Genetic roots of synaesthesia unearthed - health - 05 February 2009 - New Scientist

  The regions of our DNA that wire some people to "see" sounds have been discovered. So far, only the general regions within chromosomes have been identified, rather than specific genes, but the work could eventually lead to a genetic test to diagnose the condition before it interferes with a ...

  wildcat added 13 months ago

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  Synaesthesia — A Window Into Perception, Thought, and Language

   If expressed very diffusely, there may be extensive cross-wiring between brain regions that represent abstract concepts, which would explain the link between creativity, metaphor and synaesthesia (and the higher incidence of synaesthesia among artists and poets).    Also, hyperconnectivity ...

  notthisbody added 15 months ago

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  The color of emotion | Psychology Today Blogs

  iStock_000007323435Small.jpg"Anyone who has ever felt blue, seen red, blacked out, or turned green knows we're prone to make emotional associations with different shades" wrote Winifred Gallagher. I believe this to be true. The connection between colors and feelings is probably the most simple ...

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