Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: Synesthesia, a cross-modulation of the senses, is a rare condition existing in a small percentage of the population and has recently been discussed as a phenomenon found in a more subtle form in all individuals.In this paper we are the first to test and provide evidence for a possible cross-activating link between synesthesia and mentalizing.We also find evidence for differential patterns of cross-activation of mentalizing and synesthesia between normal individuals and demonstrated synesthetes.However, the evidence for both these claims is weak, warranting further exploration of the relationship of mentalizing in synesthesia.Additional investigations into synesthesia in normal individuals may reveal numerous insights into how senses are integrated.
Author: Noah M. Hagen
Institution: Ohio University
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2339163253