A world where one colors the sounds and tastes the words

I recently read an article that talks about this peculiar genetic condition that people experience called  synaesthesia. It is a condition which I understand as the various nerves connecting the sense organs to their respective control lobes in the brain are cross-wired. This results in the signals being interpreted differently for example, like the heading suggests when a synaesthete hears music the person can visualize colors like red and green based on the music being played.


The article introduces the condition with the example of a 11 year old girl who is a synaesthete by birth, which by the way is the only possible way of acquiring this medical condtion. How the girl views her world in a different angle owing to her condition is described quoting examples from her life such as in her kinder garten, during music class all she would associate the music she hears with colors like deep red is what she visualizes for a disco track that plays in the background. Her peculiar condition did not seem very rare considering the studies statistics that were put up following this-


  The study suggested that there are several types of synaesthesia based of what kind of feelings the person experiences. One person generally has only one them, the ability to visualize colour when listening to music, tasting flavour in one's mouth while reading a book, or imagining a colour while eating food. It's one of these or a permutation of these senses two at a time. The statistics reveal that about 4 percent of the british population are synaesthetes.
 

Apparently synaesthesia has no cure and its more of a mental condition than a psychological condtion. A person who has synaesthesia is more likely to be easily distracted and may find it hard to focus on tasks as simple as reading a book. However it doesn't really affect anything more than the fact of how synaesthetes experience the world differently. They too find themselves careers often using this unique trait that they possess. Charlene Soraia for instance the little girl about whom was discussed earlier is now a successful song writer in the UK. She has released her first Album "Moonchild" which has so far peaked to number 3 in the UK singles chart. The album also feature the cover of  the song by band "The Calling" - "Wherever you will go"
http://www.jango.com/music/Charlene+Soraia?l=0
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http://www.lyricsfreak.com/c/charlene+soraia/midsummer+moon+in+june_20987749.html