Confused senses: Woman feels sounds on her skin

Imagine being able to feel sounds on your skin. perhaps it’s the cringing feeling you get from a horror flick, apart from it happens when you listen to a radio announcer’s voice. Or perhaps your skin would tingle at the sound of train rails. that is exactly what happened to one woman after experiencing a stroke caused by a decongestant that would later be taken off the market.

Sherrilyn Roush had a lesion in her mid-brain, which triggered the left side of her body to reply to noises. It’s called synesthesia — her brain has reorganized itself to accommodate cross-connections with convinced senses. In her case, it was feeling and sound redirected toward her left thigh, arm, head and shoulder. However the condition is not all cringes and wincing.

“Round” sounds like water bubbling actually feel good

to her! In fact, Dr. Roush has learned to play the string bass in order to literally massage her skin with senses. The brain is amazing thing, something we may never fully understand. But a case like that one really makes you wonder about the untapped potential of the human intellect!

Original post by Adams Briscoe

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