Hi guys, Remember we were talking about synesthesia (the tendency to associate one type of sensory input with another, like seeing colors when one hears sounds, etc.)?
The closing paragraph on the December 2001 issue of Discovery Magazine (not, as far as I know, associated with Discovery Network on American cable TV): [Diana] Deutsch [as professor of psychology at University of California at San Diego, who herself has perfect pitch and is studying it] thinks that parents should give young children access to musical instruments, preferably with labeled notes, to help the process [of developing good or perfect pitch] along. "I often wonder if I acquired my perfect pitch because I had a color-coded xylophone as a kid," she says, noting that people with perfect pitch have a higher incidence of synesthesia: When they hear a sound, they see a color. Even when they don't, she says, their gift adds an extra dimension to their listening experience, revealing the music's architecture as weel as it's sound. "It's as though you are seeing the musical score scroll past your eyes." [end of article] So you synesthesiacs (and I'm one, too) out there -- one more thing to be thankful about. hugs, and warm holiday greetings to all -- be safe, be well, be happy, love, walt
