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67: The Science of Synesthesia

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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...

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References and Further Reading 
  1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222625/
  2. https://www.livescience.com/amp/60707-what-is-synesthesia.html
  3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222625/
  4. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22521474/
  5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25704836/
  6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30639511/
  7. https://www.apa.org/monitor/mar01/synesthesia
  8. https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/syne.html
  9. 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
  10. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627305008354
  11. 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
  12. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22747246/
  13. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29188078/
  14. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25545055/
  15. https://www.livescience.com/60707-what-is-synesthesia.html
  16. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-synesthesia/
  17. https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/basics/synesthesia
  18. https://www.britannica.com/science/synesthesia

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