Synesthesia
The current state of the field
Abstract
People with synesthesia have a remarkable way of experiencing the world in which numbers may evoke colors, words may trigger tastes, or the silent movement of an object may elicit a sound. In this chapter, we present an overview of the different kinds of synesthesia and the challenges faced in proposing a common explanation (and definition) of such a diverse collection of experiences. We focus specifically on developmental synesthesia, summarizing evidence that the brains of synesthetes have certain functional and structural differences, and discuss theoretical ...
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