Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A condition in which one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another, as when the hearing of a sound produces the visualization of a color.
- noun A sensation felt in one part of the body as a result of stimulus applied to another, as in referred pain.
- noun The description of one kind of sense impression by using words that normally describe another.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
synæsthesia .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
synaesthesia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated
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Examples
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The stimulation of one sense by another sense is called synesthesia, from the Greek syn (together) and aisthanesthai (perceive).
MARKETING AESTHETICS BERND SCHMITT 1997
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The stimulation of one sense by another sense is called synesthesia, from the Greek syn (together) and aisthanesthai (perceive).
MARKETING AESTHETICS BERND SCHMITT 1997
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The stimulation of one sense by another sense is called synesthesia, from the Greek syn (together) and aisthanesthai (perceive).
MARKETING AESTHETICS BERND SCHMITT 1997
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Your mileage may vary; please consult your doctor to see if synesthesia is right for you. bj Says:
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They don't need me (beyond my participation in synesthesia research, as a subject).
Continuation… 2008
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I've come across the word synesthesia a few times this week but I'm not sure it covers it.
The Editor and the Curator (Or the Context Analyst and the Media Synesthete) | Tomorrow Museum 2010
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Hi there, really enjoyed reading your blog, im really interested in synesthesia and find it incredibly intriguing.
Synesthesia: the Flavor of Music, the Color of Touch Heather McDougal 2007
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Currently, synesthesia is something likely to be gotten wrong.
September 26th, 2007 2007
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If synesthesia is part of your normal state of consciousness, LSD and other psychedelics are likely to result in temporary loss of synesthesia.
Laws, Politics, Tech 2007
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By presenting standardized procedures for testing and comparing subjects, this endeavor hopes to speed scientific progress in synesthesia research.
chained_bear commented on the word synesthesia
see also synaesthesia.
October 18, 2007
sionnach commented on the word synesthesia
Younger sibling, Cynthia, to Ana, or Anaesthesia, sleepy pretender to the Romanoff throne.
April 28, 2008
glasspetalsmoke commented on the word synesthesia
Jaime Smith is a sommelier with synesthesia. Look inside his olfactory mind. http://glasspetalsmoke.blogspot.com/2012/09/inside-olfactory-mind-of-sommelier.html
February 17, 2013
glasspetalsmoke commented on the word synesthesia
Jaime Smith interviewed by Psychology Today's Maureen Seaberg in "Tasting the Universe: Synesthesia from the Inside Out". P.S. Both of them have synesthesia. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/tasting-the-universe/201302/the-synesthetic-sommelier
February 17, 2013
glasspetalsmoke commented on the word synesthesia
Julian is 11-years-old and has emotionally remediated synesthesia. Get inside his olfactory mind to get the picture. http://glasspetalsmoke.blogspot.com/2012/12/inside-olfactory-mind-of-boy-named.html
February 17, 2013
glasspetalsmoke commented on the word synesthesia
"I Have Synesthesia: I'm Not a Freak, I'm a Synesthete." is a Facebook page for for folks with synesthesia. Log into Facebook and search for the page to join.
February 17, 2013
glasspetalsmoke commented on the word synesthesia
This test will tell you if you have synesthesia. It is called The Synesthesia Battery. http://synesthete.org/
February 17, 2013