Synesthesia: when colors count

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serval:BIB_FC2FBDC4EB2D
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Synesthesia: when colors count
Journal
Cognitive Brain Research
Author(s)
Knoch D., Gianotti L. R., Mohr C., Brugger P.
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2005
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
25
Number
1
Pages
372-374
Language
english
Notes
0926-6410 (Print)
0926-6410 (Linking)
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Abstract
A tacitly held assumption in synesthesia research is the unidirectionality of digit-color associations. This notion is based on synesthetes' report that digits evoke a color percept, but colors do not elicit any numerical impression. In a random color generation task, we found evidence for an implicit co-activation of digits by colors, a finding that constrains neurological theories concerning cross-modal associations in general and synesthesia in particular.
Keywords
Adult Analysis of Variance Case-Control Studies *Cognition Color Perception/*physiology Female Humans Male Models, Psychological Neuropsychological Tests Perceptual Disorders/*physiopathology Photic Stimulation/methods Reaction Time/physiology Verbal Behavior/*physiology
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