Jamie Ward and Go Cognitive to learn more about the genetics. There have been studies to see whether synesthesia is a genetic disease but there has been no proof of inheritance thus far (although synesthesia does run throughout families). With this particular condition, the intensity varies per patient and most of the time, patients aren’t aware that their perceptions are irregular. There have been a total of over 60 different types of synesthesia in the world but there have only been a small amount of cases that have been thoroughly studied by medical professionals and scientists. With this particular condition, patients will notice that letters and numbers will be seen as different colors. Statistically, the most common form of synesthesia is called color-graphemic synesthesia. Another factor to consider is that considering that this condition is caused in the left-hemisphere of the brain, there is a drastic surplus of southpaws (left-handers) that have synesthetic experiences. The condition itself is considered “rare” since only 1 in every 2000 people in the world have synesthesia. The female-to-male ratio is 3:1 (75%) in terms of the amount of synesthetes in the world. Let’s get goin’! First off, women and those who are predominantly left-handed make up the majority of the synethete population in the world. Hey there, ladies and gents! Welcome back! How’d that last synesthesia test go? This post will focus predominantly on synesthesia statistics, or the stats, percentages, and general facts that quantify the neurological condition.
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