Questions tagged [synesthesia]
Synesthesia is a neurological phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.
3 questions
6
votes
1
answer
173
views
Is synesthesia caused by crossing the circuitry of different sensory inputs?
I have a question about human perception. After reading the book "Sensory Perceptual Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndrome" and knowing about synesthesia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia) ...
3
votes
1
answer
168
views
Pavlovian Conditioning And Synesthesia
I have been reading about Pavlovian brain conditioning and it seems that documented cases are mostly limited to motor reflexes (like conditioning an eyelid to close when hearing a tone) or taste ...
3
votes
1
answer
7k
views
What percent of the population has some form of synesthesia?
Data I am trying to get my hands on:
What types of synesthesia (e.g. Grapheme-color synesthesia, Chromesthesia, etc.) are most common across the population?
What percent of population has that ...