Research Paper On Synesthesia

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The day I found out I had synesthesia

It was in 2013, a bright summer day. The day of my 10th birthday, in fact, when I noticed something strange. My friends and family were singing “Happy Birthday” to me and I started perceiving… blue? Turns out I had synesthesia, a condition when certain senses are stimulated you can “see” flavors and “smell” colors. I don’t actually see or taste anything, I just perceive it. Check out this link for more info. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia I have a type of synesthesia called auditory-tactile synesthesia. It means, like I mentioned above, that I perceive colors and sometimes tastes when senses are stimulated, in this case, my hearing. It is one of the least common forms of synesthesia.
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