am i the only person that can taste colors??

Question

i believe i have special abilities.

Answer 1

Pretty much. There's actually a technical name for your "condition." It's called synesthesia.

Answer 2

No, you probably have "synesthesia". It is a difficulty distinguishing between different sensory inputs. Some people with this condition think that they can smell colors, or see sounds.


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ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Imagine a world in which the senses fuse together; where sounds are seen and words and aromas have color; where the number 10 can be smelt, and fuchsia has flavor. That's the world of synesthesia -- loosely defined as a difficulty in distinguishing between different sensory inputs.

Synesthesia means "joined sensation," and is an automatic physical experience in which one sense triggers off an additional perception in a different sense or senses. For example, a synestheste not only sees the color red, but might "smell" it, too.

Neurologist Richard Cytowic, author of "The Man who Tasted Shapes," said a synestheste's experience forms the building blocks of perception. "They get a sampling of perception at an earlier stage before it becomes separated -- before, that was a sound, this is a color, a texture..." he explained.

The phenomenon varies in impact. It could be a disorder in some, and a perceptual curiosity in others. It is rare however, occurring in roughly one in 25,000 individuals.

But people who experience the phenomenon, the ringing of a doorbell could resemble a series of triangles, or a dog bark could seem like a circle with dots around it. For a more tangible peek into this enigma, synesthestes recommend Walt Disney's "Fantasia," an animated film that attempts to visualize music....

Answer 3

I saw a report on TV about this. It's real but I don't know what it's called. It's not a special ability it's a disorder.

Answer 4

I also taste colors,see sound,etc. My 6 senses always get mixed up. For me, it's like a side effect of my schizophrenia. It doesn't bother me though, I just go with it.

Answer 5

I had a twin. my mother thought she had a miscariage then i came along! i can FEEL colors. my mother has been fascinated by it every since i have told her about it. i have always wondered about this phenomonon. it is interesting to hear about another person with a similar ability.

Answer 6

Believe it of not, you are not alone. You have a condition known as "synesthesia".

In some people this manifest itself as seeing colors when they hear certain tones. Others can "taste" words. There are other forms.

Check out this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia

Answer 7

Please let us know what each color tastes like! I may be the only one who asks but I'm surely not the only one who wants to know! And, as far as I know...Yes, you are the only person with this "ability".

Answer 8

nope in the past I have tasted blue, purple, pink, and green. I myself am pretty partial to pink and purple.

Answer 9

u issue ur name in the guinees book of records u will come to know the truth

Answer 10

You should take Randi's challenge and get a million dollars. I am sure this would qualify as a valid test.