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Time of India
6 days ago
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- Time of India
The Taste Of Words, The Colours Of Sound
Can words be tasted on the tongue? Can sounds be seen as coloured shapes? Such questions are not hypothetical, nor are they psychedelic hallucinations. They refer to a well-documented neurological condition called synesthesia , in which the senses of taste, and sight, and sound, synthesise and intermingle to form a new sense or senses, which are a combination of two separate anatomical perceptions. Medical science does not generally deem synesthesia to be an aberration needing treatment or corrective therapy, but describes it as a consistent and spontaneous neural response to external stimuli by which two senses are simultaneously evoked. In the very rare case of lexical-gustatory synesthesia , sounds or words can stimulate the sense of taste, so that the auditory is imbued with flavour, the ear invokes the edible. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Access all TV channels anywhere, anytime Techno Mag Learn More Undo The common form of synesthesia is chromesthesia , in which sounds assume colour and can be visualised in chromatic arrangements of shapes and elaborate patterns. Far from being a disability, synesthesia of both kinds is often associated with increased memory, creativity, and linguistic skills. Was Marcel Proust an undiagnosed synesthete, who wrote his seven-volume, 4215-word, monumental novel, Remembrance of Things Past, considered one of the great landmarks of world literature, inspired by the recollected taste of a madeleine cake eaten in his childhood? None of Proust's several biographers has made such a connection, but recorded synesthetes include vastly different musicians and composers, like Duke Ellington, Franz Liszt, and Jean Sibelius; writers and poets like Vladimir Nabokov and Arthur Rimbaud; and painters such as Vincent Van Gogh. Such creative geniuses and many others similar to them, whom inattentive history has ignored or overlooked, have experienced the everyday commonplace world in ways that are unique. They could see sounds as colours, taste the texture of words. What Aldous Huxley called The Doors of Perception, the title of his 1954 book, in which he narrates his experiences under the influence of mescaline, are widened when consciousness is enhanced, by the use of hallucinogens as in Huxley's case, or through mental disciplines like meditation, or by naturally occurring neurological conditions, such as synesthesia. Could some of those singularly enabled individuals whom we refer to as mystics, or sages, or seers, people who literally see the world differently from us, be synesthetes, or be endowed with any other alternative form of sense perception? The Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment while sitting beneath the Bodhi tree, the fig-like fruit of which is rich in serotonin, a neurotransmitter that can alter the way we feel and think. Was the Buddha a synesthete? Consciousness derives from the messages that nerve cells called neurons pass to each other through infinitesimally tiny points of communication known as synapses. There are estimated to be between 86bn and 100bn neurons in a human brain. Each neuron can have hundreds or thousands of synapses, making for an assumed total of 15tn conduits of neuron messages. The minutest of changes in this infinitely complex neurological system can lead to unimaginable differences in the way that we perceive the world. It is this single thought of the limitlessness that lies within us that can provide all of us with a sixth sense: the sense of wonder. Authored by: Jug Suraiya Why Arjun Was Chosen: The Untold Secret of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 3
Yahoo
20-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Stolen Jim Morrison graveside bust found by chance after 37 years
A memorial bust of American singer Jim Morrison that was stolen from his grave 37 years ago has been found by chance, according to French police. The statue of The Doors frontman was recovered in Paris during an investigation conducted by its financial and anti-corruption arm that was unrelated to the original theft, it said in a post on Instagram. Morrison's grave has long been a site for fans of the rock band to pay their respects in an unusual way - graffiti sprawls across neighbouring gravestones in the poet's corner of the famous Père-Lachaise cemetery, which also houses the tombs of Edith Piaf and Oscar Wilde. Little information has been released about the investigation and no suspects have been named in the theft of the statue of the singer, who died in 1971. The police made the discovery when looking into a case of fraud, a source close to the investigation told news agency Agence France-Presse. It is not clear if the bust will be put back on the grave, with the cemetery's curator telling Le Figaro: "The police haven't contacted us, so I don't know whether the bust will be returned to us." Croatian artist Mladen Mikulin carved the statue from white marble to mark the 10th anniversary of the singer's death. But it disappeared in 1988, seven years after the bust was placed at the site. A picture released by the French police shows the statue's mouth and nose missing, as they had been before it was stolen. Speaking to Rolling Stone, a representative of the Morrison estate said it was "happy to hear the news" that the "piece of history" had been found, adding that Morrison's family wanted it on the grave "so it's gratifying to see that it's been recovered". This is not the first time the singer's grave has been the source of controversy. On the 20th anniversary of his death fans rioted at his grave and had to be dispersed by police. Morrison was living in the Marais district of Paris when he died suddenly at the age of 27. He was found dead in the bath by his girlfriend, Pamela Courson. A doctor's report stated the cause of death was heart failure aggravated by heavy drinking. Morrison, the son of a US Navy admiral, was born in 1943 in Florida. He formed The Doors with keyboardist Ray Manzarek in 1965 in Los Angeles The band name was inspired by Aldous Huxley's The Doors of Perception, about the author's drug use.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Stolen Jim Morrison graveside bust found by chance after 37 years
A memorial bust of American singer Jim Morrison that was stolen from his grave 37 years ago has been found by chance, according to French police. The statue of The Doors frontman was recovered in Paris during an investigation conducted by its financial and anti-corruption arm that was unrelated to the original theft, it said in a post on Instagram. Morrison's grave has long been a site for fans of the rock band to pay their respects in an unusual way - graffiti sprawls across neighbouring gravestones in the poet's corner of the famous Père-Lachaise cemetery, which also houses the tombs of Edith Piaf and Oscar Wilde. Little information has been released about the investigation and no suspects have been named in the theft of the statue of the singer, whose death in 1971 was also shrouded in mystery. The police made the discovery when looking into a case of fraud, a source close to the investigation told news agency Agence France-Presse. It is not clear if it will be put back on the grave, with the cemetery's curator telling Le Figaro: "The police haven't contacted us, so I don't know whether the bust will be returned to us." Croatian artist Mladen Mikulin carved the statue from white marble to mark the 10th anniversary of the singer's death. But it disappeared in 1988, seven years after the bust was placed at the site. A picture released by the French police shows the statue's mouth and nose missing, as they had been before it went missing. Speaking to Rolling Stone, a representative of the Morrison estate said it was "happy to hear the news" that the "piece of history" had been found, adding that Morrison's family wanted it on the grave "so it's gratifying to see that it's been recovered". This is not the first time the singer's grave has been the source of controversy. On the 20th anniversary of his death fans rioted at his grave and had to be dispersed by police. Morrison was living in the Marais district of Paris when he died suddenly at the age of 27. He was found dead in the bath by his girlfriend, Pamela Courson. A doctor's report stated the cause of death was heart failure aggravated by heavy drinking. Morrison, the son of a US Navy admiral, was born in 1943 in Florida. He formed The Doors with keyboardist Ray Manzarek in 1965 in Los Angeles The band name was inspired by Aldous Huxley's The Doors of Perception, about the author's drug use.
BBC News
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Jim Morrison: Stolen grave bust found in France after 37 years
A memorial bust of American singer Jim Morrison that was stolen from his grave 37 years ago has been found by chance, according to French statue of The Doors frontman was recovered in Paris during an investigation conducted by its financial and anti-corruption arm that was unrelated to the original theft, it said in a post on grave has long been a site for fans of the rock band to pay their respects in an unusual way - graffiti sprawls across neighbouring gravestones in the poet's corner of the famous Père-Lachaise cemetery, which also houses the tombs of Edith Piaf and Oscar information has been released about the investigation and no suspects have been named in the theft of the statue of the singer, whose death in 1971 was also shrouded in mystery. The police made the discovery when looking into a case of fraud, a source close to the investigation told news agency Agence is not clear if it will be put back on the grave, with the cemetery's curator telling Le Figaro: "The police haven't contacted us, so I don't know whether the bust will be returned to us."Croatian artist Mladen Mikulin carved the statue from white marble to mark the 10th anniversary of the singer's death. But it disappeared in 1988, seven years after the bust was placed at the site.A picture released by the French police shows the statue's mouth and nose missing, as they had been before it went missing. Speaking to Rolling Stone, a representative of the Morrison estate said it was "happy to hear the news" that the "piece of history" had been found, adding that Morrison's family wanted it on the grave "so it's gratifying to see that it's been recovered".This is not the first time the singer's grave has been the source of controversy. On the 20th anniversary of his death fans rioted at his grave and had to be dispersed by was living in the Marais district of Paris when he died suddenly at the age of 27. He was found dead in the bath by his girlfriend, Pamela Courson. A doctor's report stated the cause of death was heart failure aggravated by heavy the son of a US Navy admiral, was born in 1943 in formed The Doors with keyboardist Ray Manzarek in 1965 in Los AngelesThe band name was inspired by Aldous Huxley's The Doors of Perception, about the author's drug use.
