[accessibleimage] Re: Kadinsky and Synaesthesia

Hi Peter,
Sounds very interesting.
Best,
Lisa

accessibleimage@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: 
Hi Lisa,

Yes, this is what we hope to elaborate upon in sensory substitution:
not just offer visual input in a way that becomes functional after
training, but hopefully even induce visual sensations through sound.
Of course this is highly hypothetical for now. A funny thing is that
at least two female users of The vOICe happened to be synesthetes
already, so it kind of looks like synesthesia and sensory substitution
are "neighboring" themes that might blend together in various ways.
To what extent synesthesia is genetically determined and to what
extent it can be acquired and developed remains to be established.

Best wishes,

Peter Meijer


Seeing with Sound - The vOICe
http://www.seeingwithsound.com


Lisa Yayla wrote:
Hi,
Sending a very interesting article about Synaesthesia and Kadinsky
among
others. In the article a mention of John Locke who " in 1690, who was bemused by "a studious blind man" claiming to experience the colour scarlet when he heard the sound of a trumpet.
Another interesting excerpt from the article "Recently, however, a
group
of neuroscientists has been able to prove that synaesthetes do indeed "see" sound. A series of brain scans showed that, despite being blindfolded, synaesthetes showed "visual activity" in the brain when listening to sounds. Now all that is left is to find the gene that may be responsible."
Article follows plus 3 links and excerpts to other articles.
Best,
Lisa






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