tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34851282.post8898059799832319257..comments2024-01-18T00:34:37.268-08:00Comments on Incorrect Pleasures: No museum to honour Tesla in the United States? That's crazy!Lili Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303890038396510279noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34851282.post-55982618421619069362012-12-17T03:15:24.090-08:002012-12-17T03:15:24.090-08:00Here's an excerpt from my famous synaesthetes ...Here's an excerpt from my famous synaesthetes list: <br />"Tesla described his synaesthesia and other unusual psychological experiences in the beginning of his book My Inventions. On page 17 he wrote “When I drop little squares of paper in a dish filled with liquid, I always sense a peculiar and awful taste in my mouth.” (Tesla 1977 translation). Strange as this may sound, synaesthesia triggers can be this odd and specific. Other most unusual involuntary sensory experiences described in this book may also have been visual synaesthesia of the projector type, and Tesla claimed that his brother had similar experiences."<br /><br />Also, take a look at the tenth paragraph down at this link:<br />http://www.tfcbooks.com/tesla/1919-00-00.htm<br />I think Tesla is describing a pretty extreme case of a type of synaesthesia in which visual memories of scenes are evoked automatically. Other explanations are possible - eidetic memory or the Tetris effect.Lili Marlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303890038396510279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34851282.post-5404472350005012022012-12-16T20:37:44.225-08:002012-12-16T20:37:44.225-08:00I know your skepticism well. May I ask where your ...I know your skepticism well. May I ask where your evidence is that Tesla was a synaesthete?Lauranoreply@blogger.com