A girl in my neuropsych class revealed that she is a synesthete. Basically, synesthesia occurs with an involuntary "mix-up" of the senses. Her visual representation of different numbers are assigned a certain colour (two is yellow, three is blue etc.). It can occur in many forms, and is truly a remarkable example of the complexities of the human brain. She mentioned that she has a spatial representation of her mental calendar, which I have as well. It is somewhat commonplace to visualize the 12 months of the year in one way or another with most people picturing - well, a calendar. Twelve months from left to right, or up and down. When I think of a particular date or the year in general, I see it as a loop around me. September to my right, Christmas in front, spring to the left and summer behind. Apparently thats weird, and I did not know until now. Who says you don't learn anything useful in school? I just found this guy who explains it in his own experience, and really fucking coo-ly.
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