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Raymond A. Chamberlin wrote:
> 
> rflor@gte.net (Rob) wrote:
> 
> >On Mon, 28 Apr 1997 12:12:10 +0100, Antonio Francisco Rodr�guez
> >Hern�ndez <arguez@iac.es> wrote:
> >
> >>A case about a person who perceives colours when listening pure
> >>sounds was presented in "news" some time ago.
> >>
> >>Antonio Rodr�guez Hern�ndez.
> >
> >It's called "synesthsthesia"
> 
> Well, something like that.  And if you can think of a name for it, it
> just *has* to exist.  ;-)
> 
> Ray

Great attitide, Ray: open thinking that's a credit to the scientific
community. Synesthesia is a very well documented limbic system
abnormality, with several forms documented in DSM-IV. Estimates on
incidence rates usually put it at one in 10,000 people, so there are
there are at least 1/2 a million cases worldwide. That's just the
incidence of cases severe enough to seriously impact people's lives. I'm
not going to dump a hole bibliography on you, but you could have a look
at Cytowic's synesthesia web site.

   http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/v2/psyche-2-10-cytowic.html

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