Wan strenj ɛkspiriɛns usay di sɛns dɛn kin kam togɛda: Lɛ wi tɔk bɔt Synesthesia!

Imajin se we yu lisin to fayn fayn siŋ, wantɛm wantɛm yu si difrɛn kɔlɔ flawa dɛn bifo yu yay. Ɔ ɛvri tɛm we yu si di lɛta ‘A’, yu de si rɛd, ɛn ɛvri tɛm we yu si di lɛta ‘B’, yu de si blu. Yu dɔn ɛva gɛt ɛkspiriɛns lɛk dis? Sɔm pipul dɛn kin tink se dis na sɔntin we strenj, sɔntɛm ivin na prɔblɛm wit dɛn maynd. Bɔt fɔ tru, na wan sik we rili strenj ɛn bɔku tɛm i nɔ kin du bad. Insay mɛrɛsin, wi kin kɔl dis sinɛstɛsia . Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, na we wi sɛns dɛn kin jɔyn togɛda.

Wetin na sinɛstɛsia? Aw i kin wok?

Fɔ ɔndastand dis, lɛ wi fɔs luk aw wi sɛns dɛn kin wok nɔmal wan. Wi kin gɛt infɔmeshɔn bɔt di wɔl tru wi fayv men sɛns dɛn. Dis na di yay, yes, nos, tong, ɛn skin.

Dis na wetin kin apin:

1. Ditekshɔn: Yu sɛns dɛn de no sɔntin na di say we yu de. Fɔ ɛgzampul, yu si wan rɛd flawa bifo yu yay.

2. Sayn: di sens כgan (di yay) de sεnd signal to di bren, we de se, "Na ya sכmtin de we rεd εn shep lεk flawa."

3. Prɔses: Di bren de tek da signal de, sɛn am to di pat we fit am, ɛn analayz am. Di bren ɔndastand se, "O, dis na ros."

Bɔt di bren fɔ pɔsin we gɛt synesthesia de wok difrɛn smɔl na dis las step. I tan lεk se di bren in waya dεm "tangled sכmtεm." Infɔmeshɔn we gɛt fɔ du wit wan sɛns de wok na tu ɔ mɔ pat dɛn na di bren wan tɛm. Dis kin mek wan ɔda ɛkspiriɛns (sɛkɔndari ifɛkt) de wit di men ɛkspiriɛns.

• Di men tin we kin apin: Dis na wetin kin rili apin. Fɔ ɛgzampul, we yu yɛri wan siŋ.
• Sɛkɔndari ɛfɛkt: Dis na di ɔda ɛkspiriɛns. Fɔ ɛgzampul, fɔ si kɔlɔ fɔ natin we yu de lisin to da siŋ de.

Dis sɛkɔndari ɛkspiriɛns kin difrɛn bak frɔm wan pɔsin to ɔda pɔsin. Fɔ sɔm pipul dɛn, i kin rili tan lɛk se di kɔlɔ de flɔt bifo dɛn yay. Fɔ ɔda pipul dɛn, di kɔlɔ kin rili klia na dɛn intanɛt skrin, pan ɔl we dɛn nɔ kin si am bifo dɛn yay.

Wetin na di men kayn sik wae de mek yu fil fayn?

We wi sɛns ɛn di we aw wi de si tin kam togɛda, dɛn dɔn no pas 60 kayn sinɛs. Sɔm masta sabi pipul dɛm se i pas 150. Dis na wae mek bɔrku pipul dɛm wae gɛt dis sik nɔr kin no se i nɔr kin no ɔr i gɛt nem.

Bɔt sɔm pan dɛn tin ya kin rili kɔmɔn. Lɛ wi luk sɔm pan dɛn.

Wetin mek dis kin apin to sɔm pipul dɛn?

Di masta sabi pipul dɛn stil nɔ ebul fɔ tɔk wit 100% shɔ wetin mek dis kin apin, bɔt dɛn dɔn no tri men kayn tin dɛn we kin mek i apin.

1. Kɔnjɛnital Sinɛstɛsia (Divɛlɔpmɛnt) .

Dis na di kayn we we pipul dɛn kin gɛt mɔ. dis pipul dεm gεt sכm difrεns pan di we aw dεn bren de divεlכp (neurodivergent). Dis nɔto sik. Bɔku tin dɛn de we kin mek pɔsin du dis:

• Bren divεlכpmεnt: Sɔm sayɛnsman dεm biliv se wi ɔl kin gɛt synesthesia we wi yכng, εn bכku pipul dεn kin lכs dis abiliti as wi de ol.
• di bren strכkchכ: Risach dεn sho se pipul dεm we gεt sinesthεsia gεt mכr kכnεkshכn bitwin difrεn pat dεm na dεn bren. Dis kin bi wan rizin wae mek synesthesia na so kɔmɔn pan pikin dɛm wae gɛt ɔtizm spɛktrum disɔda (ASD) .
• Jɛnɛtiks: Dis kin pas tru famili. Bɔt pan ɔl we mama kin si kɔlɔ dɛn na lɛta dɛn, pikin kin si kɔlɔ dɛn na siŋ dɛn. Dat min se di kayn we kin chenj.

2. Sinɛstɛsia we kin bigin leta (Dɛn kin gɛt am) .

Sɔntɛnde, i kin apin afta pɔsin in bren wund, strok, ɔ ɔda mɛrɛsin. Dis kin apin bikɔs nyu kɔnekshɔn dɛn de fɔm as di bren de wɛl. bכt dis difrεn sכmtεm frכm di synesthesia we de de we dεn bכn am. I nɔ kin stebul so, ɛn i kin ivin go as tɛm de go.

3. Drug-induced Synesthesia we de mek pɔsin gɛt sik

Sɔm drɔgs, mɔ di wan dɛn we kin mek pɔsin fil lɛk se i de fil, kin mek pɔsin gɛt sɔm kayn sik we dɛn kɔl sinesthesia fɔ sɔm tɛm we dɛn yuz am bɔku bɔku wan. εgzampl fכ dis na tin dεm lεk `(LSD)` εn `(Psilocybin)` (majik mכshכm). Dis difrɛn frɔm di natura l sinɛs. Bikɔs dɛn kin kɔntrol am, ɛn i kin dipen pan di pɔsin in maynd. Mɛmba se fɔ yuz dɛn kayn drɔgs ya rili denja ɛn i nɔ de akɔdin to lɔ.

Yu tink se dis nid fɔ gɛt tritmɛnt?

Insai di very rare case wae pɔrsin gɛt prɔblɛm fɔ kɔnsɛntret bikɔs ɔf dis ɛkspiriɛns, dɛn kin lan aw fɔ manej am.

If na drɔgs de mek pɔsin gɛt sinɛst, i kin bi sayn fɔ se pɔsin dɔn tek drɔgs pasmak. If na so i bi, i nɔ nid fɔ gɛt tritmɛnt fɔ di sinɛstɛsia, bɔt fɔ di damej we di drɔgs dɛn dɔn mek to di bɔdi. Insay dis kayn imejensi, i rili impɔtant fɔ kɛr di pɔsin go na ɔspitul in imejensi rum (ETU) wantɛm wantɛm .

Ɛni bɛnifit de fɔ gɛt sinɛstɛsia?

Yɛs! Pan ɔl we dis kin tan lɛk se i strenj, fɔ gɛt sinɛstɛsia gɛt bɔku bɛnifit dɛn.

• Bεtε mεmכri: Pipul dεm wae gεt synesthesia gεt wan spεshal abiliti fכ mεmba tin dεm, spεshal wan dεm wae gεt dεn kayn synesthesia. Fɔ ɛgzampul, pɔsin we si kɔlɔ dɛn na lɛta dɛn go si am izi fɔ mɛmba nyu nem bikɔs i mɛmba di kɔlɔ we di lɛta dɛn we de insay da nem de gɛt.
• Krio: Strɔng kɔnekshɔn de bitwin sinestɛsia ɛn kriaytiv. Dɛn pipul ya gɛt innate talent fɔ atis tin dɛn. Miusishan dɛm we bɔku pipul dɛn sabi na di wɔl lɛk Biyɔnsi ɛn Bili Joɛl dɔn tɔk bak na pɔblik se dɛn gɛt sawnd-kɔlɔ sinɛstɛsia.
• Intɛlijɛns: Sɔm risach dɔn sho se pipul dɛm wae gɛt synesthesia kin gɛt ay mak pan intɛlijɛns tɛst.