The first time I learned about synesthesia was in an online debate about colors that are associated with school subjects. People had different ideas; some said math was red and others chose blue. The one thing everyone was certain about was that science was green. This piqued my interest, as I always considered science to be blue, as when I picture science, I think of vials of blue liquid from chemistry class. Synesthesia is when our brain links sensory information together in a manner to make sense of it.
That is the first time I started to take an interest in how our brains associate sensory information. However, I had been doing it for a long time; it was just a normal response.
A common example of this is Thursday, November, purple, and 7x7=49 are all the same. It's an unwritten association that even is right and odd is left. Examples such as these have been something we never had to discuss because it was a collective agreement.
Later on, I discovered that not everyone thinks like this and that only 4% of the world's population has synesthesia. This caught my attention, as I would have expected more people to have had these experiences. Still, 4% of the world's population is 320 million people.
Combining all of the subjects in school, my favorite subjects are mathematics, science, and history. I like mathematics because I am very well with algebraic equations. Science is enjoyable to me because I am interested to go into the physical therapy field in the future. History makes me feel comfortable because I have a passion of studying psychology. Psychology is related with physical therapy since it focuses on the studies of human behavior. Math, Science, and History are important for getting into physical therapy. When I was in elementary, middle, and high school, I was a math wizard. Mental math was something that I have been practicing for a very long time. For example, I know that 86*86 equals 7,396 and 77^2 equals 5,329 and 99 * 99 = 9,801.
ReplyDeleteThis is a super interesting concept to read about! It's pretty cool how some people's brains work differently and are able to link these types of things together that seemingly have little to no correlation.
ReplyDeleteI personally have never had a habit of strictly associating a certain color with certain subjects or items. However, I see myself as an embodiment of the color dark green, and I associate different people with colors that seem to match their personalities or looks. I guess this would be considered a form of synesthesia, too!
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