Talk:Synesthesia

Reliable claims?

Although this is no doubt beyond the scope of this article, one does wonder for how many of those individuals claiming to experience synesthesia is there any kind of testing-derived proof? Probably not for many; it seems rather en vogue of late, particularly for musical artists, to claim to experience this, presumably in hopes of seeming more "in tune" with music and giving that which they create more validity. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.144.76.44 (talk) 02:44, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

I tried to falsify my claim, but I ran into unforeseeable barriers. Let's just say Cognitive Psychology is an interesting topic for an open minded IT guy. ;-) Mugli (talk) 10:55, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

For one, I tried to check references for these claims: "Examples include predicting the results of computer simulations in subjects such as quantum mechanics or fluid dynamics when results are not naturally intuitive.[17][39]"

Quantum mechanics is mentioned once but in another context once, fluid dynamics not at all. So, I don't think these claims are backed by those given references... ~ Mletonsa (talk) 20:06, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Just remove these claims, if anything fails verification then it shouldn't be in the article. Artem.G (talk) 20:52, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

I just logged in to specifically fix this exact issue. Neither source mentions either field or anything related to either field for that matter. To boot, the entire section was added by a mobile guest user in one go, and the only other citation in that section is somewhat suspect, as it's the personal site of a synesthesia advocate. The eye test certainly doesn't pass here - unsupported claims of what amounts to a superpower related to a very in-vogue area of physics? The most parsimonious explanation is that this is an attempt at self-promotion. Of course, we're not here to judge sources I suppose, but certainly in this case the claims presented bear no relation to the sources cited, so I'm removing them. Fsimpatico20 (talk) 19:40, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

SSS (SPATIAL SEQUENCE SYNESTHESIA)

They also see months or dates in the space around them. Some people see time like a clock above and around them. ( Please answer my question if possible) [Can any one please show me what this term means? I can not wrap my mind on what this term means visually. I dont understand what is seen in the mind of a person that has this symptom. Libragirl1066 (talk) 23:14, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

Basically, it means that...well, here's an example.

Sometimes you might see the months like a Ferris wheel, with January at the top, and December at the bottom. I haven't heard of the clock though.

Hope this helped! 73.207.114.168 (talk) 23:43, 29 January 2025 (UTC)

science

Correspondances in popularizing synesthesia. He later boasted "J'inventais la couleur des voyelles!" since que boasted in the context he was trying to say Ustedes son los que crean los colores. Wcharledqwierty (talk) 02:11, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

Misophonia

I see misophonia is listed here as a "type" of synaesthesia, but this seems questionable to me. It's certainly possible there is a relationship between the two - we do not have good evidence - but misophonia is fundamentally about the relationship between a sensation and an emotional experience, whereas synaesthesia is about connections between the sensations themselves. So misophonia would not appear to fit within the definition. I also note there is a good amount of content about misophonia like discussion of its relation to cognitive control, but it seems like especially given the tenuous relationship, shouldn't misophonia content be left to the misophonia article where it can be more easily updated...?

Oh, and you'll note I declared a COI - this is because I do sound intolerance research including misophonia, especially in relation to autism. I also published one multisensory integration study, which I guess is relevant to synaesthesia sort of/kind of. Don't anticipate that I will cite any of that.

So if nobody objects (or does it before me), I guess I'll remove the discussion about misophonia as a "type" of synesthesia. I could leave a note suggesting there may be a relationship but more research is needed - probably in prevalence, along with the note about autism.

Speaking of which, in the meantime, I will flesh that autism connection out a bit as a lot more research has been done on autism and synaesthesia so more is known than suggested by the brief note already there...--Ó.Dubhuir.of.Vulcan (talk) 07:36, 22 August 2025 (UTC)

Just nothing that as I heard no objection, I have now implemented this change. Ó.Dubhuir.of.Vulcan (talk) 08:15, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

Projected synesthesia

In the first paragraph under the subheading of “Types”, we have the following statement:

“Projective synesthesia: seeing colors, forms, or shapes when stimulated (the widely understood version of synesthesia)”

I will maintain that this is incorrect.  A projected synesthetic concurrent does not necessarily have to have any visual aspects; it just has to have spatial coordinates.  A congenitally blind synesthete, for example, could have a projected spatial map for days of the week or months of the year, with no color or form aspects but simply with, for example, “Monday is 60-degrees to my right, about two armlengths away. October is directly to my left, just beyond hand’s reach.” Seanaday (talk) 16:26, 14 May 2026 (UTC)