Can Blind People Have Synesthesia?

Despite over 80% of synesthetes reporting colour-related synesthesia, a new study has opened up the possibility of the condition in cognitively blind people, experiencing texture-based synaesthesia.

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[Jamie_Fahey]

I was trying to explain to my teacher that everything I smell I can give it a taste without tasting it. Everyone in my class thought i was crazy

[lesliegrullon]

Wow that's absolutely fascinating. Who knew that was possible. I love hearing about people's synesthesia association

[Ambyli]

you guys deserve so many more views, really good research!

[averym]

There was an amazing story about synesthesia where a woman could feel what she saw. So she couldn't eat with others bc it felt like they were chewing in her mouth, and she once got the affects of concussion bc she saw a child fall down

[miakovalsky]

Would love love love to know what else you learn about the visual cortex!

[skyetheuniversalspy]

I don’t have synesthesia but I associate certain things with stuff, like the show bo on the go I associate with blueberries and raspberries, not really for any reason or memory though. It’s very interesting to hear about synesthesia in people

[zubochniarz-urbanska]

From what I know there is a sound/music -taste synesthesia. Which I found very interesting

[AlexandraBrener]

"synesthesia " it's how we precieve our experiance on earth, it can refer less in colors but in other sences as you said .
the main title here is that - synesthesia is different from person to person, we chose to refer connections it our brain for matters. those who practice / remember this from childhood called "synesthetic people" but actually we all refer to something to other something in different realm of matter .. so actually everyone is synesthetic .