![“According to one study, the condition [synesthesia] is seven times as common in creative people as in the general population. One skill that many creative people share is the faculty for using metaphor. It is as if their brains are set up to make links between seemingly unrelated domains — such as the moon and a beautiful woman. … Our studies of the neurobiological basis of synesthesia suggests that a faculty for metaphor — for seeing deep links between superficially dissimilar and unrelated things —provide a key seed for the eventual emergence of language.”](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx523ho2qO1qc4qfco1_500.png)
“According to one study, the condition [synesthesia] is seven times as common in creative people as in the general population. One skill that many creative people share is the faculty for using metaphor. It is as if their brains are set up to make links between seemingly unrelated domains — such as the moon and a beautiful woman. … Our studies of the neurobiological basis of synesthesia suggests that a faculty for metaphor — for seeing deep links between superficially dissimilar and unrelated things —provide a key seed for the eventual emergence of language.”
