Synesthesia | Perception Lab

The ghost in the sensory machine

Human perception is often viewed as a series of isolated channels, yet synesthesia proves that our reality is an infinite web of connections. This neurological condition is not an error, but a rare form of clarity. For a synesthete, the alphabet is a rainbow, and every day of the week occupies a precise point in three-dimensional space.

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We investigate here the phenomenology of fusion, where sounds are not just heard, but experienced as textures and colors that flood consciousness. It is a return to the primordial state of the mind, before education forced our senses into separate chambers.

The dissolution of boundaries

If a sound has a color and a touch has a taste, what happens to the objective world? Synesthesia challenges the very foundations of Materialism. It suggests that reality is not something we observe from a distance, but something we actively "paint" with our neurons. We are the chromatic translators of the universe, turning the silent vibration of atoms into the loud, colorful drama of being.

Varieties of the synthetic mind

Grapheme-color

Letters or numbers are perceived as inherently colored. A word is not just information, but a vibrant chromatic sequence that unfolds as you read.

Chromesthesia

Sound-to-color. Musical notes and environmental noises trigger spontaneous visual flashes of light and moving geometric shapes.

Mirror-touch

A rare form of extreme empathy where individuals physically feel the same sensations (like a touch or pain) that they observe in others.

Lexical-gustatory

Certain words or sounds evoke specific tastes on the tongue, ranging from the sweetness of honey to the bitterness of metallic copper.

Perception mixer

Calm

Joy

Anxiety

Melancholy

Love

Anger

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The architecture of loss

Adulthood is a state of sensory isolation. We are born synesthetic, but through "Neural Pruning", the brain sacrifices these magical bridges for the sake of efficiency. This experiment serves as a memento mori for those connections lost in the process of becoming "civilized."

Chromatic translation

This tool simulates Grapheme-Color synesthesia. As you type, each character is processed by its unique neural frequency and translated into a specific color spectrum, revealing the hidden visual architecture of language.

Sensory mapping test

01. When you hear a heavy bass line, what do you feel?

Final Reflection

We are more than the sum of our parts. Senses are not limits, but windows. In a world that strives for categorization, let synesthesia be your reminder that everything is interconnected. The spectrum of your consciousness is wider than you were led to believe.