synesthesia

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A condition in which a stimulation of one sense causes sensation of another sense
A neurological condition in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway
alternative spelling of synaesthesia
{i} process in which one type of sensation produces a secondary subjective sensation (as when one sees a particular color in response to certain music)
Condition in which information from one sensory modality (e g , auditory) is coded in another modality (e g , visual) (Solso)
A very close and quick overlap between a sequence of two or more representational systems, such as "see / feel" (feelings overlap with what is seen) or "hear / feel" (feelings overlap with what is heard)
The psychological effect in which people experience a crossover in sensory perception such as hearing colors and seeing notes
Automatic link from one sense to another Illustrated in apparently illogical 'sensory predicates' in expressions as 'I'll see how I feel about it'
a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated
synaesthesia
A physiological or psychological phenomenon whereby a particular sensory stimulus triggers a second kind of sensation. For example, reading the letter 'r' may trigger the visual sensation of the colour purple in the mind or the eye of the synaesthete (grapheme → colour synaesthesia); or, more rarely, for example, the phoneme /l/ may elicit the taste of mince (lexical → gustatory synaesthesia)

Into her darkness, a churning synaesthesia, where her pain was the taste of old iron, scent of melon, wings of a moth brushing her cheek.

synaesthesia
A literary device whereby one kind of sensation is described in the terms of another
synaesthesia
One feeling or perception described with words usually used for a totally different or opposite feeling or perception Ex: "The sky smelled blue " "The soft hum of fog "
synaesthesia
a brain disorder characterized by a cross-referencing of senses: for example, sounds might be "seen" and colors might be "heard "
synaesthesia
{i} process in which one type of sensation produces a secondary subjective sensation (as when one sees a particular color in response to certain music)
synaesthesia
A physiological or psychological phenomenon whereby a particular sensory stimulus triggers a second kind of sensation. For example, reading the letter r may trigger the visual sensation of the colour purple in the mind or the eye of the synaesthete (grapheme → colour synaesthesia); or, more rarely, for example, the phoneme /l/ may elicit the taste of mince (lexical → gustatory synaesthesia)
synaesthesia
stimulus in one sensory field leads to a hallucination in another sensory field
synaesthesia
a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated
synesthetic
relating to or experiencing synesthesia; involving more than one sense; "synesthetic response to music"; "synesthetic metaphor
synesthetic
{s} pertaining to synesthesia, pertaining to a sensation triggered by the stimulation of another sense
synesthesia
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