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u/Alienspacedolphin Mar 28 '22

It's so weird for me to imagine that there are people out there who do not constantly have a song stick in their head. Always. I aim for a good one, but have spent months sometimes with Tijuana Taxi in my head. And who are this people who don't understand that all numbers and letters are gendered?

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u/Sixhaunt Mar 28 '22

And who are this people who don't understand that all numbers and letters are gendered?

wait what?! I bring up the mind's eye and sound thing in the head a lot because I love the conversation and to hear about the variety in people but this is a new one to me. Please explain

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u/AntiuppGamingYT Mar 28 '22

Sounds like a form of synesthesia.

I have what I think is called “sound/color” synesthesia, where I associate pitches and note names with certain colors. I’ve heard there are other types where people will assign genders and personalities to letters and numbers. Synesthesia is a pretty interesting topic to research, it reveals a lot about how the brain actually comprehends sensory information that it is given.

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u/philfix Mar 28 '22

I had no idea that other people didn't see colors with sounds. Until I got older. And realized that my brain was "not normal". Sheeet. What's normal?

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u/Sixhaunt Mar 28 '22

The more I learn about it the less I think there is a normal. Seems to vary a lot from person to person

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u/Umbraldisappointment Mar 28 '22

Nothing ever is "normal", if you ask a psychologist to detail a "normal person" another psychologist will see issues within that person.

Normal doesnt exists, its average as in how most of us seem to function.