67: The Science of Synesthesia

Can you see sounds? Smell letters? Feel colours? Synesthesia is a condition that links people’s senses, so some people in the word can actually do this! We discuss the science behind this (not so) super power... You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon:http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodReferences and Further Reading  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222625/ https://www.livescience.com/amp/60707-what-is-synesthesia.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222625/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22521474/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25704836/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30639511/ https://www.apa.org/monitor/mar01/synesthesia https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/syne.html https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=mLTcmQ6q8N4C&oi=fnd&pg=PA193&dq=synesthesia&ots=OJfyHDr4X8&sig=CmEj_UTFrQxV8b-G0Z7qztl69yQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=synesthesia&f=false https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627305008354 https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=fl6wX4xzb_kC&oi=fnd&pg=PR7&dq=synesthesia&ots=ij8szIR8qx&sig=OALdWaszN2KSCwgXZ4Yut4cN4Lk&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=synesthesia&f=false https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22747246/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29188078/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25545055/ https://www.livescience.com/60707-what-is-synesthesia.html https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-synesthesia/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/basics/synesthesia https://www.britannica.com/science/synesthesia Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforthsciguys.co.uk