Encore - Tasty words, colorful sounds - How people with synesthesia experience the world, with Julia Simner, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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More than 4% of people have some form of synesthesia, a neurological condition that causes senses to link and merge. People with synesthesia may taste words, hear colors, or see calendar dates arrayed in physical space. Dr. Julia Simner, a professor of neuropsychology at the University of Sussex in the U.K., discusses the many forms of synesthesia, how synesthetes experience the world, and what scientists have learned from brain imaging studies about synesthesia. She also discusses her research on other sensory differences such as misophonia, an extreme aversion to specific sounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.8	Speaking of psychology is taking a summer break, so we're rerunning one of our favorite episodes from the past.
0:34.1	In July 2021, I talked to psychologist Julia Semner about how people with synesthesia experience the world and what we can learn from studying this fascinating condition.
0:45.3	We hope you enjoy this episode from the archives.
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1:01.2	Words that taste like orange candy. Music that projects brilliant, shimmering colors,
1:07.6	numbers that come with personalities and full life stories. These are all forms of synesthesia,
1:12.7	a neurological condition in which senses such as taste, touch, smell, and vision, link, or merge. Historical accounts of people with synesthesia date back hundreds of years,
1:19.4	but it's only in recent decades that scientists have been able to use brain imaging and other
1:24.6	modern research methods to gain a better understanding of how synesthesia
1:29.0	works and why it might occur. So what does it like to have synesthesia? What might cause it,
1:34.6	and how do the brains of people with synesthesia differ from those of people without it?
1:39.0	What can we learn about the human mind more generally from studying synesthesia and other sensory differences?
1:46.0	Welcome to Speaking of Psychology, the flagship podcast of the American Psychological Association that examines the links between psychological science and everyday life.
1:58.2	Our guest today is Dr. Jules Simner, a professor of neuropsychology at the University of Sussex
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