The Mystery of Synaesthesia

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1. The word "synaesthesia" is derived from which ancient language? Latin Greek Sanskrit Hebrew

2. Which of these is a common theory regarding the cause of synaesthesia? A dominant gene on the X chromosome All of these Overload of sensory signals which are then processed by nearby neural pathways A physical difference in the way a synaesthetes brain has developed (crosswired)

3. There are many types of synaesthesia, common figures put it at 20 but that's just by pairing up the senses in different combinations. It is thought that there are many more ways a synaesthete might experience synaesthesia. What percentage of Synaesthetes experience more than one type of synaesthesia? 20 30 40 50

4. What is the youngest case of synaesthesia in a person on record? 2 and a half 3 and a half 4 and a half 5 and a half

5. Around how many people worldwide are considered to have synaesthesia? One in a million Ten in a million Twenty in a million Two in a million

6. Which of these famous figures is NOT considered to have/had synaesthesia? Phil Collins David Hockney Vladimir Nabokov Alexander Scriabin

7. Who wrote the book 'The Man Who Tasted Shapes'? Patricia Lynne Duffy Julia Nunn Richard Cytowic Daphne Maurer

8. Do more women than men have synaesthesia? Yes No

9. Is synaesthesia involuntary? Yes No

10. Finally, a silly one, what is the Swedish word for synaesthesia? Synestesi Synesthesie Sinestezia Synestezja