Synesthesia

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Synesthesia is a phenomenon in which one type of sensory perception 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]The most common form of this is seeing letters or numbers in specific colors.
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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]The most common form of this is seeing letters or numbers in specific colors.
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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]The most common form of this is seeing letters or numbers in specific colors.

SynaesthesiaRealEx.jpg

synesthesia-fig1.jpg

  • 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

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