Synesthesia

From Psy3242

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