A VR‐based ASMR animation game framework and comparative experiment of three different relaxation methods. ABSTRACT Although numerous studies have explored relaxation and sleep aid through Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) videos or conventional Virtual Reality (VR) relaxation methods, the integration of VR 3D animation with ASMR and its ...
Jiahao Du, Lihua You, Jian Jun Zhang
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Cross-modal associations in synaesthesia: vowel colours in the ear of the beholder [PDF]
Human speech conveys many forms of information, but for some exceptional individuals (synaesthetes), listening to speech sounds can automatically induce visual percepts such as colours.
Miller, Sam R. +3 more
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Color as A Narrative Device in Illustration: A Systematic Review
Color in picture book illustration operates simultaneously as a representational code, cognitive scaffold, and affective cue supporting theories such as Dual Coding and multimodal discourse while revealing gaps in methodology and cross‐cultural research.
Lidia Jiménez‐Duarte +2 more
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Background Synesthesia is a sensory phenomenon where certain domain-specific stimuli trigger additional sensations of e.g. color or texture. The condition occurs in about 4% of the general population, but is overrepresented in individuals with Autism ...
Andreas Riedel +6 more
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Comparative Investigation of Synesthesia in “Sight al-Zand” by AbulʿAla Al-MaʿarriAnd the Poetical Works of Shoorideh-E-Shirazi [PDF]
Rhetorical devices make literary works attractive and endow words with pleasant rhythm. Synesthesia, one of these devices, is applied to the combination of two or more senses in a way that increases words effect through creating spiritual rhythm.
Javad Gholamalizadeh +2 more
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Sensory Transduction and Subjective Experience: Expression of eight genes in three senses suggests a radical model of consciousness [PDF]
Recent research into whole genome mapping of the mouse brain has made possible direct investigation of the brain expression of unusual genes. A search of the Allen Brain Atlas database has provided genetic and neuro-anatomical evidence for widespread ...
Chris C. King
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Synesthesia for manual alphabet letters and numeral signs in second-language users of signed languages [PDF]
Many synesthetes experience colors when viewing letters or digits. We document, for the first time, an analogous phenomenon among users of signed languages who showed color synesthesia for fingerspelled letters and signed numerals.
Atkinson, J +4 more
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Multisituationality and Social Sensibility. Insights From Neophenomenological Sociology
ABSTRACT Sometimes, we do not act in accordance with what we know. For example, we may purchase products that we know are the result of production chains with questionable ethics. This contribution investigates the paradox between social action and rational knowledge, starting from the ambivalence between emotion and reason.
Michele Granzotto
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Mirror-Touch and Ticker Tape Perceptions in Synesthesia
A fundamental question in the field of synesthesia is whether it is associated with other cognitive phenomena. The current study examined synesthesia’s connections with phenomenal traits of mirror-touch and ticker tape experiences, as well as the ...
Charlotte Anne Chun +2 more
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Vicarious Touch: A Potential Substitute for Social Touch During Touch Deprivation
ABSTRACT Restricted interpersonal touch experiences, for instance due to COVID‐19 social distancing measures, result in detrimental effects on anxiety, loneliness and psychological well‐being. Yet, interventions capable of mitigating the impact of social touch deprivation, as experienced during the COVID‐19 pandemic, remain insufficient. In this study,
Louise P. Kirsch +3 more
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