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We Are All Synesthetes

By Bence Nanay — 2019

Given the right circumstances.

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The Beauty of Crossed Brain Wires

Synesthesia makes ordinary life marvelous.

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Sidney Perkowitz
2021
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Synesthesia

It is estimated that approximately 3 to 5 percent of the population has some form of synesthesia and that women are more likely to become synesthetes than men.

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‘Clients Say It Feels Like We’ve Always Known Each Other’: The Mental Health Experts Who Believe Their Autism Has Turbocharged Their Work

Therapists, psychologists and nurses who are autistic say it has made them better at their jobs, but that misconceptions about the condition are forcing them to keep their diagnosis a secret.

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Amelia Hill
2022
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A Neurodiversity Facts and Myths Primer

So you’re doing a story about Neurodiversity, or you want to know more about the Neurodiversity Movement. We’re here to help. First, It’s useful to know what the terms “neurodiversity” and “neurodiversity movement” mean.

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Amanda Forest Vivian, Shannon Des Roches Rosa, Savannah Logsdon-Breakstone, Cara Liebowitz, Star Ford, Steven Kapp, Matt Carey, and Julia Bascom
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How We All Could Benefit from Synaesthesia

Developing the mysterious condition in the 96% of people who do not have it may help to improve learning skills, aid recovery from brain injury and guard against mental decline in old age

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Helen Massy-Beresford
2014
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I Have Something in Common with Marilyn Monroe—and You Might, Too

Marilyn Monroe had synesthesia, a sensory condition that has led to a broad reconsideration of perception in general.

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Robin Wright
2017
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How Synaesthesia Inspires Artists

A number of famous artists have experienced synaesthesia—a union of the senses. Holly Williams explores its history and her own experience of the condition.

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Holly Williams
2014
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Synesthesia

Synesthesia is a fancy name for when you experience one of your senses through another.

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Angela Nelson
2020
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Everyday Fantasia: The World of Synesthesia

With the help of sophisticated behavioral brain-imaging and molecular genetic methods, researchers are coming closer to understanding what drives the extraordinary sensory condition called synesthesia.

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Siri Carpenter
2001
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It’s Perfectly OK to Call a Disabled Person ‘Disabled,’ and Here’s Why

We’ve been taught to refer to people with disabilities using person-first language, but that might be doing more harm than good.

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Brittany Wong
2019
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