In psychology class this week we talked about seven different brain disorders: Parkinson's Disease, Savant's Syndrome, Congenital Analgia, Alzheimer's, Autism, Epilepsy, and Synethesia. Out of all these there are no cures and only medications that help with the symptoms. The one that reall intrigued me was Synethesia. Synethesia is a brain disorder where your senses are crossed with each other. For example, a synesthete (a person with synesthesia) might see the word "plane" as mint green or the number "4" as dark brown. There are also synesthetes who hear sounds in response to smell, who smell in response to touch, or who feel something in response to sight. Just about any combination of the senses is possible. Estimates for the number of people with synesthesia range from 1 in 200 to 1 in 100,000 and there are probably many people who have the condition but do not realize what it is. Studies show that three times as many women as men have synesthesia. Here is a video of synesthesia and people with this disorder.
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