From: Philip Sherburne <psherburne@jeevessolutions.com>
quoted 1 line The NY Times ran an interesting article a year or so ago about
> The NY Times ran an interesting article a year or so ago about
synaesthesia,
quoted 1 line and the scientific debate over whether it was a "real" (physical)
> and the scientific debate over whether it was a "real" (physical)
condition
quoted 1 line or merely psychological.
> or merely psychological.
aka 'something we can't come up with a theory for yet' :-)
quoted 4 lines I tend to agree with the view that it may be
> I tend to agree with the view that it may be
> something we're hard-wired for, but gradually lose the ability as we grow
> up, given that I have strong synaesthetic memories from childhood but very
> few such experiences now.
This makes lots of sense; loading up on some psychedelics will leave few
people in doubt of the brain's tendency to make images from music given the
opportunity. Of course the drugs themselves impart different flavours; I
find mushrooms more colourful and reactive to aural textures while LSD tends
to emphasise structural and rhythmical elements. I keep wondering what would
happen if I combined small doses of both at once.
Anig Browl
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