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Semantic mechanisms may be responsible for developing synesthesia

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2014
Currently, little is known about how synesthesia develops and which aspects of synesthesia can be acquired through a learning process. We review the increasing evidence for the role of semantic representations in the induction of synesthesia, and argue ...
Aleksandra eMroczko-Wąsowicz   +4 more
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Synesthete Spies, Detectives and Outlaws: Unsettling Truths Uncovered Through (an Equally Unsettling) Synesthetic Process

open access: yesIris, 2020
This article focuses on portrayals of fictional characters with neurological synesthesia in seven selected 20th and 21st century English-language novels in the detective-spy genre.
Patricia Lynne Duffy
doaj   +1 more source

Aftasten/Tantear: A sensorial, coalitional wayfinding among Muslim runners

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract Muslim recreational runners in Muslim‐minority settings that take up running as their preferred form of leisure indicate that they feel they have to navigate a sense of exclusion when running outdoors. This article explores the process of exploration and sensing in public, represented by the Dutch verb aftasten, to investigate the way Muslim ...
Jasmijn Rana
wiley   +1 more source

Synesthesia, hallucination, and autism

open access: yesFrontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 2020
Synesthesia literally means a “union of the senses” whereby two or more of the five senses that are normally experienced separately are involuntarily and automatically joined together in experience (1, 2, 3).
Rocco J. Gennaro
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The Tasty Side of Numbers: How Vowel Type Influences Taste Perceptions for Numerical Brand Names

open access: yesPsychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Numerical brand names are commonly used in food marketing yet underexplored for their sensory impact. Relying on processing fluency theory, across four studies, including an IAT (n = 149), a quantitative and qualitative lexical analysis of professional wine tasting notes (n = 695), an online study (n = 306), and archival consumer wine ratings (
Nathalie Spielmann, Diego Vega
wiley   +1 more source

Synesthesia: A colorful word with a touching sound?

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2013
Synesthesia is a fairly common condition in which individuals experience atypical responses (such as color experiences) in association with certain types of stimuli (such as non-colored letters).
Myrto I. Mylopoulos, Tony eRo, Tony eRo
doaj   +1 more source

Psilocybin in alcohol use disorder and comorbid depressive symptoms: Results from a feasibility randomized clinical trial

open access: yesAddiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Aims Psilocybin has emerged as a potential treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD), but early efficacy data are inconsistent. Depression following alcohol detoxification significantly increases the risk of relapse. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of psilocybin‐assisted
Amandine Luquiens   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Immediate Givenness: Husserl's Content‐Apprehension Schema in Light of Merleau‐Ponty's Critique of Sensation

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.
Abstract Merleau‐Ponty's Phenomenology of Perception (2012 [1945]) opens with a detailed critique of traditional philosophical accounts of sensation, generally understood as having Husserl's “content‐apprehension schema” among its targets. The schema sees perception as resulting from the interpretation (“apprehension” or “apperception”) of “raw ...
Yamina Venuta
wiley   +1 more source

Developing a neuropsychiatry curriculum for clinical psychologists and neuropsychologists: An e‐Delphi study

open access: yesJournal of Neuropsychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Neuropsychiatric presentations are common across neurological and mental health services but they are often inadequately covered by core clinical psychology and clinical neuropsychology training. Consequently, we aimed to identify components for a neuropsychiatry curriculum for clinical psychologists using a Delphi process.
Keishema Kerr   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Linguistic synesthesia in language contact: Sino-Korean vs. native Korean synesthetic compounds

open access: yesHumanities & Social Sciences Communications
This study examines whether linguistic synesthesia shares mapping directionality across languages and cultures in terms of language contact. This motivation has led to the examination of Sino-Korean synesthetic compounds compared to native Korean ones. A
Charmhun Jo
doaj   +1 more source

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