Year: 2018
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: We report an individual with music-odor synaesthesia who\nexperiences automatic and vivid odor sensations when she\nhears music. S’s odor associations were recorded on two\ndays, and compared with those of two control participants.\nOverall, S produced longer descriptions, and her associations\nwere of multiple odors at once, in comparison to controls who\ntypically reported a single odor. Although odor associations\nwere qualitatively different between S and controls, ratings of\nthe consistency of their descriptions did not differ. This\ndemonstrates that crossmodal associations between music and\nodor exist in non-synaesthetes too. We also found that S is\nbetter at discriminating between odors than control\nparticipants, and is more likely to experience emotion,\nmemories and evaluations triggered by odors, demonstrating\nthe broader impact of her synaesthesia.
Source: Max Planck Digital Library
Authors: Laura J. Speed, Asifa Majid
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2896300965