"Touching Tastes, Seeing Smells & Shaking Up Brain Science"
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kelsey_french on May 15, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Synesthesia | "Joined sensation" Occurs to some degree in 1 out of 200 people 40% who do have multiple types 75% are female Knowledge of this for 200 years |
| Drug-induced Synesthesia | Hallucinogens --> mescaline, LSD Epilepsy |
| Idiopathic Synesthesia | Unique to every individual |
| 5 Defining Features | 1) Involuntary & automatic -- arises after binocular fusion 2) Spatially extended 3) Consistent & generic -- stable throughout life 4) Memorable 5) Affect-laden -- much of this is pleasurable |
| Photisms | The perceptual synesthetic colors (not in reality) |
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