Synesthesia
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| - | '''Synesthesia''' is a phenomenon in which one type of sensory stimuli produces hallucinations in another sensory area. It is specifically defined as being, "a sensation produced in one modality when a stimulus is applied to another modality, as when the hearing of a certain sound induces the visualization of a certain color."[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/synesthesia] | + | '''Synesthesia''' is a phenomenon in which one type of sensory stimuli produces hallucinations in another sensory area. It is specifically defined as being, "a sensation produced in one modality when a stimulus is applied to another modality, as when the hearing of a certain sound induces the visualization of a certain color."[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/synesthesia]One of the most common forms of synesthesia is seeing letters or numbers in specific colors; this type is referred to as "grapheme-to-color" synesthesia. |
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| - | <br><i>An example of what grapheme-to-color synesthesia might look like.</i>< | + | <br><i>An example of what grapheme-to-color synesthesia might look like.</i> |
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*Visual Search Efficiency from Synesthetic Colors | *Visual Search Efficiency from Synesthetic Colors | ||
Revision as of 03:33, 4 May 2008
Overview
Synesthesia is a phenomenon in which one type of sensory stimuli produces hallucinations in another sensory area. It is specifically defined as being, "a sensation produced in one modality when a stimulus is applied to another modality, as when the hearing of a certain sound induces the visualization of a certain color."[1]One of the most common forms of synesthesia is seeing letters or numbers in specific colors; this type is referred to as "grapheme-to-color" synesthesia.
An example of what grapheme-to-color synesthesia might look like.
- Visual Search Efficiency from Synesthetic Colors
External Links
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KApieSGlyBk&feature=related
Videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veoN1mh7RME
Just an interesting tidbit I learned in my Autism and Behavior Analysis class. Some people with Asperger's Syndrome tend to display Synesthisia as a symptom of the mental disability. I found that interesting and thought of this class. ~Hannah
