Add to playlistA wonderfully surreal short turns the poetic neurological concept into a deranged visual symphony. Plus: a creepy video for the musician St. Vincent!
Probably the easiest-to-explain example of the brain-wire crossing neurological concept of synesthesia is when somebody associates (and sees in their brain) certain colors with numbers. But it doesn't stop there—essentially, synesthesia is when the stimulation of one sensory/cognitive pathway leads to another automatic experience in another sensory/cognitive pathway.
syn·es·the·sia syn·aes·the·sia (sĭn'ĭs-thē'zhə)
n.
A condition in which one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another, as when the hearing of a sound produces the visualization of a color.
A sensation felt in one part of the body as a result of stimulus applied to another, as in referred pain.
The description of one kind of sense impression by using words that normally describe another.
