Sometimes you may notice that a person seems to use two representational systems at the same time. For example, he or she may indicate visual eye movements but use kinesthetic predicates and body language. Termed 'synesthesia', in this case two or more representational systems work in unison.
For instance, a certain sound may have a feel or texture or colour. In other cases a strong memory may produce a negative kinesthetic feeling linked with a positive visual memory. In such a case the person probably doesn't understand why they feel the way they do.
People with synesthesia often have goodmemories, because the more sensory 'recordings' we can call upon the better we recall memories. And, in any event, people with extraordinary memories tend to use more than one rep system - whether or not naturally synesthetic. Memories, of course, mirror real, multi-sensory life. Similarly, a vivid imagination operates in multi-sensory mode.
For instance, a certain sound may have a feel or texture or colour. In other cases a strong memory may produce a negative kinesthetic feeling linked with a positive visual memory. In such a case the person probably doesn't understand why they feel the way they do.
People with synesthesia often have goodmemories, because the more sensory 'recordings' we can call upon the better we recall memories. And, in any event, people with extraordinary memories tend to use more than one rep system - whether or not naturally synesthetic. Memories, of course, mirror real, multi-sensory life. Similarly, a vivid imagination operates in multi-sensory mode.
