Synesthesia Discussion Board Class B by Kim Mason https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd Now it is time for you to share how your senses interact! Check out the first column for directions and resources. en-us 2022-01-04 16:10:50 UTC 2025-09-10 00:01:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f649.png Directions- How do YOUR senses interact? masonk2 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1974556637 Now it is time for you to share how your senses interact!

The following pages provide space for you to answer the two questions posed. 

  1. Provide an example in your life where two or more of your senses have worked together to set the scene for you.
  2. Do you think you have any Synesthete tendencies? If so, what are they? If not, which Synesthete tendency do you find most fascinating?

Each student will have their own post  to enter their responses. Please feel free to use the links given on the next page to help in your research. .

Afterwards, look at what other classmates said and respond/comment on TWO posts! 
Did you find any similarities? Did they make a point about sensory interaction that you did not consider? Did they find a neat synesthete tendency that you had not come across? 



]]> 2022-01-04 16:10:50 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1974556637 Synesthesia Discussion Board SlideDeck - Resources masonk2 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1974556639 2022-01-04 16:10:50 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1974556639 Student Example Delaney's Response masonk2 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1974676506 One example of when senses interact in your daily life is the connection between taste and sight. Particularly with drinks, the vibrancy of a drink dictates how strong of a flavor we believe is present. For example, if I were given two cups of hot chocolate, one being a watery brown, and the other one being a dark, rich brown, I would be more likely to think that the darker sample tastes stronger, even if the two taste exactly the same in reality. The extreme color saturation increases perceived flavor intensity in taste.]]> 2022-01-04 17:02:05 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1974676506 Student Example Delaney's Response masonk2 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1974678611 The only Synesthete tendency I partially demonstrate is personification. This type is called ordinal-linguistic personification, or OLP for short. I do not engage in this personification naturally (at least not casually/consistently), but if I were given the task to personify a certain inanimate object or quality, I could come to a definitive conclusion somewhat quickly. I mean this in the sense that it would not take much deliberation or debate, and I would be somewhat stubborn and definitie in my personification route. Additionally, although I do not practice this personification all of the time, there are a few letters and numbers that I have always associated a quality with. For example, I have always thought that the number 8 was gentle and nice, which is part of the reason why it is my favorite single digit number. ]]> 2022-01-04 17:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1974678611 Jordan Clarke jordanclarke2022 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976398222 One example of when my senses have interacted together is when you get a ball to the face during a soccer match and not only does your eyesight become wobbly, but also you can't breathe, and it hurt to breathe in through your nose, and you feel like you just got hit in the jaw so your mouth hurts. Maybe it is the pure shock of the impact, but it still affects a lot of senses. ]]> 2022-01-05 13:55:10 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976398222 connorlougee2022 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976400328 An example of this that actually happens very often is that I will be able to associate different smells with the conditions outside. If it’s muddy out I’ll instantly smell it or if it’s rainy or brisk out. This is probably the only tendency of synesthesia I have frequently ]]> 2022-01-05 13:55:57 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976400328 gracereinke2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976400868 An example in my life where two or more of my senses have worked together to set the scene for me would be while I am reading. When I read, I feel like I am actually in the situation that I am reading about, playing a first-person view of the main character. While I am in this almost dreamlike or pensive state of mind, I can feel pretty much all the sense, minus taste. However, the two most prominent are definitely sight and hearing as they are usually the most described in books and it helps me to imagine it better.]]> 2022-01-05 13:56:10 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976400868 sight and hearing lilypeterson2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976401202 One example of when senses interact in your daily life is the connection between sight and sound. My example of this is when I am at work. If I start walking to my boss's office to tell him I need next Saturday off but I SEE my coworker in there I will simply wait outside his office. After hearing him yet at my coworker, it is my turn to go in. I change my question because I can infer he is in a bad mood because I heard him yelling at someone. ]]> 2022-01-05 13:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976401202 nicolebahingire2022 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976403484 When I was in Cancun I woke up with the to the smell of moist/humid air and I saw the sky and how it looked grayish blue. My two sense sight and smell worked in knowing that it's gonna rain soon because it basically rains everyday there. ]]> 2022-01-05 13:57:11 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976403484 jacobmcgrail2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976403687 One example of a situation in which my senses interacting with one another is drinking a carbonated beverage. When seeing and hearing how fizzy a certain drink is, I can sense how it will feel to drink.]]> 2022-01-05 13:57:15 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976403687 nfeliciano2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976404381 1) when I was younger my teacher used to use a chalk board all the time which I hate. Everytime she would write something my body would get chills and it would feel like the worst feeling ever, coupled with the terrible sound of screeching on the chalkboard.

2)   I do not have any synesthesia tendencies but I find people who can read a book and image themselves in that story as the main character is so cool, because the they would be much more invested in the book they're reading.]]> 2022-01-05 13:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976404381 sofiaacero2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976405784 One example of this is the connection between smell and taste. Even if I have never had the food that I smell, I can get an idea of how it will taste by smelling it. If I smell coffee, I know how it will taste. If my food smells rotten, I know it will probably taste rotten.]]> 2022-01-05 13:58:03 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976405784 Kaylana Ryan https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976405925 An example of this is the other night when we went to this drive through light show. The lights were pretty but it was so hot in the car we rolled down the windows and that revealed the squelching of the mud under the wheels of the car. So there was the sight of the lights, the sound of the mud, and the smell of outside. ]]> 2022-01-05 13:58:07 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976405925 Auditory-tactile synesthesia annalisahair2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976407153 One example of my senses interecting in my daily life would be hearing and touch. If I hear a blender my body will get tense because loud noises make me anxious. If I hear someone scratch their leg with jeans on I get chills from the sensation of it. If I hear someone bite a spoon I cringe because I can feel it on my teeth. Another example would be if I hear an automatic toilet flush I immediately tighten my body up. This is due to an experience I had as a kid with automatic toilets when I was a baby. It scared me because it was so unexpected and loud so now everytime I hear it I get uncomfortable. ]]> 2022-01-05 13:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976407153 gracereinke2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976408727 I think that I do a little bit. I'm not sure if it's closer to association, but I have like songs that remind me of specific people and sometimes it's very exact which part of the song I associate with this person. It's not really for any reason, just in my mind when I hear a certain song I will think, "Oh wow this reminds me of so and so."]]> 2022-01-05 13:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976408727 Jordan Clarke jordanclarke2022 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976409800 So I know I do have some synesthetic tendencies such as tasting and hearing colors. A few others that I have is feeling pain from just watch others in pain, also tasting shapes. I don't know how to really explain what it feels like on paper but through external sources I'm sure i could explain how it feels. I also associate numbers and math problems with days of the week. ]]> 2022-01-05 13:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976409800 jacobmcgrail2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976410022 I do not think I have any synesthete tendencies. I find the ability to associate sounds with colors most fascinating.]]> 2022-01-05 13:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976410022 sofiaacero2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976412485 I do not think I have any Synesthete tendencies. I find sound-to-color Synesthesia most fascinating. This is when a sound triggers someone to visualize colored shapes.]]> 2022-01-05 14:00:14 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976412485 kailynorrell2022 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976412833 An example from my life where my senses have worked together would be when I connect colors and smells. If an object is a certain color, I could guess how it would smell. For example, If i looked at a drink that was bright red, I could guess that it had a strong cherry smell.]]> 2022-01-05 14:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976412833 nicolebahingire2022 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976413248 When I listen to music from the 1950's, 60's etc I see people back in the day dancing at booths and cool hairstyles and outfits. So if that counts with Synesthete tendencies then ya. ]]> 2022-01-05 14:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976413248 Kayla Kobel kaylakobel2022 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976416026 An example in my life where two of my senses have worked together to set the scene for me is when I went to Old Orchard Beach on a windy day. I could see the ocean waves as well as feel the sand on my feet and the wind. I would also smell the ocean and I imagined the salty taste in my mouth. I would hear the waves crashing and the wind blowing.]]> 2022-01-05 14:01:22 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976416026 nicoleblaisbennett2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976416337 Sound and touch have some connection. Let's say I'm a floor upstairs and you yell to me from downstairs. The vibration of your voice (the feeling) and the volume (sound) help estimate how far away you are.
Smell and touch also have a weird sort of connection. Colder objects smell different than hotter objects. It works with rain as well, weirdly enough. That sense of temperature and the smell of the object go hand in hand sometimes.]]> 2022-01-05 14:01:26 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976416337 Sight and touch bella_kulla https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976416363 An example of when two of my senses work together to set the scene is when I am watching a tv show and something sharp goes close to the inside of their lower arm I can feel something sharp on my skin. I start freaking out and I instantly feel nauseous.

]]> 2022-01-05 14:01:27 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976416363 grapheme-color synesthesia lilypeterson2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976417331 The synesthete tendency I have is grapheme-color synesthesia. Whenever I see the color green I always think that means something is good. If your name is highlighted in green on a try-out list I will assume that is good rather then it being in red. I have always thought this because of the traffic lights. Green means go and red means stop. In memorial school we use to have the traffic lights on the white board and if you got moved to yellow that meant you were in a warning to get to red and red meant you were getting a call home, which no one wanted.]]> 2022-01-05 14:01:50 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976417331 Kaylana Ryan https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976417350 Im not sure except the fact Ill listen to music and Ill see a scene during it. Ive always done it and I don't really think its a synesthete tendency but who knows?]]> 2022-01-05 14:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976417350 sight and touch vicentecolon2022 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976420891 When u see something and dont know how it feels so u touch and it can feel and have many textures like anything furry and fluffy is soft and anything that is smooth is usually hard ]]> 2022-01-05 14:03:10 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976420891 kailynorrell2022 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976422982 I think I have some Synesthete tendencies, especially when it comes to sights and smells. However, I think the most fascinating one is the people who can see music or smell words.]]> 2022-01-05 14:04:02 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976422982 Vinny vicentecolon2022 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976424028 I feel like i do have some tendencies because when im talking about something or see something its stands out the most or if its like textures i could feel them without it being physically there ]]> 2022-01-05 14:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976424028 annalisahair2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976425141 Yes, I think I have a few synesthete tendencies. Although I don't use them constantly, I have the ability to use them when asked. I can hear, feel, smell, and taste certain visuals. Take today, for example, we watched the video and I was able to use my sense of sight to see a cup of coffee but it triggered my sense of smell and I could smell the freshly brewed coffee. I also have auditory-tactile synthesis where sounds trigger my body to respond in certain ways. The sound of something scratching is going to make me feel itchy and squirmish. ]]> 2022-01-05 14:04:52 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976425141 milopeterson2021 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976428196 If I see food that is unappealing visually, it will make me not want to eat it even if it tastes fine. The connection with vision and taste have nothing to do with each other when it comes to functionality but sight is important as is smell to determine if food is okay to eat and to make sure you stay healthy. That isn't the most useful if it makes you not want to eat perfectly fine food but it has it's purpose.]]> 2022-01-05 14:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976428196 Kayla Kobel kaylakobel2022 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976429009 While I don't think I have Synesthete tendencies, I will often associate colors and senses with images and things like that. I find it interesting that Synesthetes can sometimes see other people as a certain color, taste or some other sense. This may not match their opinion on that person and it could even affect their relationship with them because they can't see past the taste or other sense they are being given.]]> 2022-01-05 14:06:17 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976429009 bella_kulla https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976429536 I do think I have synesthete tendencies, when I listen to songs I can normally see a color, place, and person. I also can feel movement with certain rhythm patterns in the music. Also when I see someone do something running/walking outside I can feel the wind on my face and I start to feel cold.]]> 2022-01-05 14:06:29 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976429536 hearing and touch joshuagarcia2022 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976429798 One example of when my sense did their thing is when you're in an escape room and you gotta use your hearing to hear for clicks to see if you solved puzzles or not or touch to feel for secret buttons or something that could open a door for you and etc.]]> 2022-01-05 14:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976429798 Synesthesia test gracereinke2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976432705 Just an online test, obviously it's not a doctor's diagnosis or anything but I think it would be a really cool activator type of thing maybe? I would do it before you explain what synesthesia is so that the kids taking the test are going to answer the question as they normally would rather than answering the questions with the idea of potentially having this cool condition sitting in the back fo their heads. It is a little it long though. Incorporates the association of colors with sounds, months, numbers, and letters.]]> 2022-01-05 14:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976432705 samanthacollins2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976437926 Example One of one or more of my senses worked with each other: Sight, Touch, Smell - looking at an older book compared to a newer book i can almost smell the difference between them, similar to that "new car smell" and an older car. also looking at a book i can feel the texture of the cover or the pages. There is also times i'm able to feel what's being said in the book, for example if one of the characters is talking about their dog i can imagine what the dog feels like looks like smells like. 
Example Two: Smell and Sight - seeing old used paint brushes i can almost smell the paint that was left on the brush. ]]> 2022-01-05 14:09:36 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976437926 nicoleblaisbennett2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976440564 I'm not entirely sure about my tendencies, but I'd say I have some. Seeing magnets makes me feel that cool, smooth texture in my fingers. A photo of a book? You bet it'll be any bibliophile's drug (that fresh paper smell). It really depends on the object presented to tell which sense I can bring up. Water? Gimme the salty taste. Forest? Make that into a candle. A stuffed animal? Huggability and softness it is.]]> 2022-01-05 14:10:35 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976440564 milopeterson2021 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976445047 The most synesthesia like tendency I have is feeling the wind I heard and saw in the video we watched. My mind expects it to be cold so it activated systems meant to make me warm in cold like goosebumps and shivers. I don't experience unrelated senses with anything like seeing music in colours but I think that would be really really cool because I already love to feel music emotionally so much I feel like being able to see it would just make it so much better.]]> 2022-01-05 14:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976445047 Sound and Sight madelynelibby_toler2022 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976470740 An example in my life where I connect sight and sound is when I am listening to music. I can see an image of the artist(s) and their performances to the specific song.]]> 2022-01-05 14:21:30 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976470740 samanthacollins2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976473842 there's a possibility i could have a couple synesthete tendencies, when listening to music or reading i hear or read about something and can taste(taste more has to do with if i read something), smell or feel what i read or heard. also when listening to certain music i will change the colors of the lights in my room that i think/feel it sounds like, same with reading, like when i think of some poetry i think purple or pink, don't know why though. 
Jordan made a point saying "feeling pain from just watching others in pain" which also happens to me and also without knowing yet someones upset i almost feel something's wrong or will start to feel the emotion they are feeling, don't really know how to describe that.
I find the people who can taste numbers and things fascinating]]> 2022-01-05 14:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976473842 madelynelibby_toler2022 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976522548 I don't know but I do see artist(s) performing their songs and routines while listening to their songs in the car. ]]> 2022-01-05 14:38:04 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1976522548 Arlo Rosado https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1977476224 An example in my life where two or more senses worked together to set the scene for me is when I visit a hotel. I walk in and immediately smell the chlorine of the pool, which is my favorite smell. I run to go find where the pool is, and I see the blue water. I feel the cold class separating me from the pool area. I hear the splashing and laughter coming from inside. My senses help me to remember this moment. ]]> 2022-01-05 22:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1977476224 Arlo Rosado https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1977477822 I do have synesthete tendencies. I associate people and subjects with colors. I associate songs with pictures and scenes. I associate foods with feelings. I think it is the most interesting when people can associate people with full pictures of colors. ]]> 2022-01-05 22:04:29 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1977477822 The sense of sight and hearing daniellebirchett2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1980018379 An example in which senses interact in daily life is when you go to see a play or movie, in which you sight and hearing are working together to set the scene for you. In a personal experience, that I think many can relate to, this utilization of multiple senses can be used while watching the new Spiderman: No Way Home movie. Your ability to see and listen help the audience understand and perceive what the movie is trying to convey. Therefore, it can stimulate emotion and connection to the film. ]]> 2022-01-07 04:59:15 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1980018379 Synesthete tendency daniellebirchett2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1980038453 A synesthete tendency I demonstrate frequently is Grapheme-Color Synesthesia; this being the only synesthete tendency I associate with. Particularly with letters and numbers, I tend to associate these with colors. I have not tried to analyze how I organize numbers and letters into certain color categories, however, I did not know this was a form of Synesthesia up until this point. 

Lexical-gustatory Synesthesia, being one of the most rare forms of Synesthesia, was a tendency in which was most fascinating. ]]> 2022-01-07 05:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1980038453 Synesthesia | TEDMED daniellebirchett2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1980063222 This video shows the mind of Kaitlyn Hova, a violinist and neuroscientist who is a synesthete. She shares her experience with seeing songs through the ears. I thought it was relatable and her performance was eye-opening to the world of synesthesia. I think you guys would enjoy!! ]]> 2022-01-07 05:50:05 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/7on79qelazksbbqd/wish/1980063222