Synaesthesia (Noun)
Meaning
A sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- Some people experience synaesthesia as a result of a neurological condition, while others claim it is an inherited trait.
- When she looked at numbers and letters in her head, she automatically saw colors associated with them, a common form of synaesthesia known as grapheme-colour synaesthesia.
- Certain individuals with synaesthesia experience the sensation of taste when they hear specific music, such as the taste of strawberries when they listen to Beethoven's Symphony No. 9.
- His case of mirror-touch synaesthesia was so severe that he could physically feel the pain of another person when he watched them being hurt.
- Researchers studying synaesthesia in the 21st century have made significant strides in understanding the neural mechanisms that underlie this unusual perceptual experience.