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Kamrn_ Is watching porn an odd experience?
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The_Script_Kiddie As a result of this, do you refrain from watching horror movies ( Saw, etc)?
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biznizexecwat Have you tried VR yet? I would think that mirror touch synesthesia would make VR like 5 levels of awesome.
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folxify How do the people you associate with feel a out your superhuman level of empathy? Does it change how they interact with you?
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Mariyam82 Dear Mr.Salinas,
How do you experience fatherhood?
And like to know more about your diet,please
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ThetaAlcyoneus Does the physical touch sensation occur even in response to things happening within your field of view but outside your immediate focus of attention? (So that you feel something on your body and then have to look around to see what the cause was.)
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ThetaAlcyoneus Greetings, Dr. Salinas. Thank you for offering this AMA! Have you (or other mirror touch synesthetes) been analyzed via PET or fMRI scans? What is known about the neurophysiology of this kind of synesthesia?
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Didsota Does it work with pictures and movies or just in the real world?
What if somebody touches something you have no idea what it feels like?
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Lightness987 If you’re ill and you see somebody who is in perfect health and doing healthy stuff do you feel better as a result?
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civilbored Dr. Salinas, thank you for doing this ama. My question is, Has having someone describe a sensation that you've never personally experienced change how your mirror touch approximates it?
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Gullinkambe If you are watching a fight and one person ends of being cut with a knife, do you feel the anger of the person cutting, the sensation of being cut, the emotional aspect of being cut or all three at once?
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Candy_Acid My mentor in grad school studied Synesthesia. I found it very fascinating. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Do you know if there are any cases of mirror touch existing in a para/quadriplegic individual?
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Shentall What are the best and worst experiences you’ve had due to mirror touch?