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To: Jyotishi
There was a person who after neurosurgery started asking questions like, “Where’s the purple smell coming from?” True story.

It's called synesthesia. It's not that uncommon. I have a mild form. I can on occasion "see" sounds. It's a neurological condition caused by the nerves in the brain getting their signals crossed.

26 posted on 03/15/2013 6:01:37 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (Fighting Obama without Boehner & McConnell is like going deer hunting without your accordion)
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To: COBOL2Java

Thank you for sharing that.


29 posted on 03/15/2013 6:07:43 PM PDT by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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To: COBOL2Java
People should spend time reading Oliver Sacks. No one here will be disappointed.

Try The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat....first.

51 posted on 03/15/2013 9:10:38 PM PDT by deadrock
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