This is synesthesia: the non-disease of Olivia Rodrigo and other artists

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There are those who savor the words and others see the colored letters.

Also those who interpret the melodies in a red tone or can even give physical form to pain or passion.

A quality named after a disease that many artists worship for creativity.

, the singer of great successes like

has joined the bandwagon of synesthesia.

"When a person has synesthesia, the pathways that connect each of their senses with the brain work differently than they do in most people," explains neurologist

, Vice President of the Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN).

In a few words, it is about

, "for example, listening to a musical note and our brain interpreting it with a color", specifies the neurologist.

Synesthesia -which does not correspond to a disease, but to a way of perceiving reality- is part of the life of

"Although there are many people who are suggested."

A person who thinks of a banana and imagines the color yellow is not synesthetic.

specifies the specialist.

In studies on the matter, it has been observed that this could respond to an

such as the limbic zones (the main system responsible for affective life and memory formation) or those that process color, among others. others.

In addition, "its genetic component is known," adds the neurologist.

Olivia Rodrigo was honest during an interview where she linked her 'gift' with inspiration when composing.

Rodrigo is not the first artist to give credit to synesthesia during the creative process of her work.

she announced during an interview.

There are two approaches to understand the relationship between synesthesia and creativity.

In the first place, "people who are interpreting things in a different way from a young age

with a greater capacity to make metaphors or to exploit the creative part", explains the vice president of the SEN.

Second, it is also

"The artists who have spoken out, being notorious, give greater importance and somehow impact us, that's why we created the association between creativity and synesthesia", points out the specialist.

Whatever the real reason, the importance of synesthesia throughout literature has been represented and exploited by all the artists who have claimed to have it.

Olivia Rodrigo described the color scheme of the hits from her latest album, "

is purple, but

is between purple and blue.

is bright red.

is orange, pink and light purple, more pie".

It may be that

but, "it is by no means a marker of the artist, nor does being a synaesthetic make you more or less creative."

As for the day to day of these people.

As it is not a pathology, it does not usually have negative consequences.

Studies indicate that people with synesthesia may feel

throughout the day, but most will not experience any alteration in their routine.

"Many of them don't even know they are. Synesthesia is something natural and, since it is not a pathology,

," says Porta.

When they hear a celebrity or someone they know talk about their experiences or sensitivity, that's when they may wonder why the eight is blue or the D chord is pistachio green.

In addition to the types mentioned: the

, those who see words or numbers in a certain color, the

that makes it possible to see colors when listening to sounds or vice versa.

Synesthesia can also influence the

perceiving it as if it were a physical entity represented in blocks of different sizes and colors, depending on their charge.

Or

with which the person experiences physical sensations when hearing certain sounds, or

that perceive flavors when hearing a word.

Or they are even able to attribute personality to a symbol.

Artists with synesthesia throughout history

Art and synesthesia, synesthesia and art.

Relationships that they take for granted when knowing the number of artists who announce they are.

In addition, the combination of sensations with words or textures and colors are part of everyday life for people who are not so sensitive.

Throughout history, in the field of artists, this phenomenon has been understood as a quality or a 'gift' for cultural creation.

Personalities such as

, the Russian writer of

explained in an interview that he "had an abnormal gift that allowed him to see colored letters", as did

, a French poet, who in his work related smells to sounds.

In the world of painting, well-known faces such as

and

dress the walls of museums with genius that is not always understandable to an insensitive eye.

Behind the microphones, singer

admitted in an interview that he enjoyed his synesthesia and explained that he named his piece

with that name because he saw purple when he heard the chord.

also joined this group and explained that yellow with accents of mustard and orange sherbet are the colors that represent his success

From Him.

also has synesthesia.

In addition, characters like

or

who claim to feel colors and shapes when they compose or listen to music, something they appreciate for their inspiration.

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