A person with a “normal” sense of perception will accurately interpret various stimuli. Words will simply look like words. Sounds will only trigger emotional responses. Scents will merely give someone a pleasant fragrance or a horrid odor. In a synesthete’s world—that is, someone diagnosed with synesthesia—these interpretations tend to skew. The first notable case was published by Georg Sachs in 1812, based on the elucidation of himself (Jewanski, Jay, & Ward, 2009).
SYMPTOMS
As mentioned previously, Sachs was the first medically documented case of synesthesia. His situation noted the automatic assimilation of color and thought, in which things such as numbers, letters, days of the week, and time periods would assume colors. The colors would …show more content…
Evidently, one is abnormal sensory experiences. These will vary, depending on the type of synesthesia the person has. The trigger, known as the inducer, for the senses are consistent, the same stimulation yielding to the same senses intermingling, which are called concurrents. The nature of the perceptions is involuntary; this means that a person being tested for synesthesia would not have to recall the assignment of a color to specific letters. It is an unconscious determination. The visual synesthetic impressions tend to consist of shapes or shades rather than an intricate conception. This form of agnosia isn’t considered to be a disease. In fact, those who are diagnosed with it tend to have above average intellect. According to Hubbard (2005), there is no significant difference between those who are synesthetes and those who are not. Many don’t even realize it’s considered abnormal until it is mentioned to them later on in life (“Symptoms of …show more content…
Senses and perceptions are not uniform sensations. Every person has a unique perception, whether their brain regions abnormally interact or not. The human brain is not a machine; it’s a structure with subtle differences in neural activities that will allow every person to perceive the world just a little differently from someone else. The consciousness may not be completely utilizing all of the pathways at its liberty if what Cytowic and Ward considered is true. There is still much to be learned about synesthesia, but it is clear that brain functioning in regard to perception is not always
SYMPTOMS
As mentioned previously, Sachs was the first medically documented case of synesthesia. His situation noted the automatic assimilation of color and thought, in which things such as numbers, letters, days of the week, and time periods would assume colors. The colors would …show more content…
Evidently, one is abnormal sensory experiences. These will vary, depending on the type of synesthesia the person has. The trigger, known as the inducer, for the senses are consistent, the same stimulation yielding to the same senses intermingling, which are called concurrents. The nature of the perceptions is involuntary; this means that a person being tested for synesthesia would not have to recall the assignment of a color to specific letters. It is an unconscious determination. The visual synesthetic impressions tend to consist of shapes or shades rather than an intricate conception. This form of agnosia isn’t considered to be a disease. In fact, those who are diagnosed with it tend to have above average intellect. According to Hubbard (2005), there is no significant difference between those who are synesthetes and those who are not. Many don’t even realize it’s considered abnormal until it is mentioned to them later on in life (“Symptoms of …show more content…
Senses and perceptions are not uniform sensations. Every person has a unique perception, whether their brain regions abnormally interact or not. The human brain is not a machine; it’s a structure with subtle differences in neural activities that will allow every person to perceive the world just a little differently from someone else. The consciousness may not be completely utilizing all of the pathways at its liberty if what Cytowic and Ward considered is true. There is still much to be learned about synesthesia, but it is clear that brain functioning in regard to perception is not always