News tagged with synaesthesia
Chimp study shows evidence of synaesthesia
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the never-ending struggle to understand how the human brain works, all manner of experiments are dreamed up and carried out. In one new one, for example, researchers in Japan have been ...
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Reading in two colours at the same time
The Nobel prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman once wrote in his autobiographical book (What do you care what other people think?): "When I see equations, I see letters in colors - I don't know why [...] And I wonder what t ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 09, 2011 |
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Color my numbers
For as many as 1 in 20 people, everyday experiences can elicit extra-ordinary associated sensations. The condition is known as synaesthesia and the most common form involves "seeing" colours when reading words and numbers. ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Scientists narrow search for genes associated with the ability to 'see' sounds
A new study identifies specific chromosomal regions linked to auditory visual synaesthesia, a neurological condition characterized by seeing colors in response to sounds. The research, published online on February 5th in ...
Feb 05, 2009 |
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Seeing red -- in the number 7
Hypnosis can induce synaesthetic experiences – where one sense triggers the involuntary use of another – according to a new study by UCL (University College London) researchers. The findings suggests that people with synaesthesia, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 22, 2008 |
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New research shows consistency in synaesthetic experiences
A quirky psychological phenomenon known as “grapheme-color synaesthesia” describes individuals who experience vivid colors whenever they see, hear, or think of ordinary letters and digits. A hallmark of synaesthesia is that ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 29, 2008 |
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Science says Kandinsky was right – paintings can be heard
We all link music and art, but only a tiny minority of us is aware of the crossover of senses in our brains, according to a UCL (University College London) neuroscientist, speaking today at the BA Festival of Science. New ...
Sep 04, 2006 |
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