Auditory-Olfactory Synesthesia Coexisting With Auditory-Visual Synesthesia

Synesthesia is an unusual condition in which stimulation of one sensory modality causes an experience in another sensory modality or when a sensation in one sensory modality causes another sensation within the same modality. We describe a previously unreported association of auditory-olfactory synes...

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Published inJournal of neuro-ophthalmology Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 221 - 223
Main Authors Jackson, Thomas E, Sandramouli, Soupramanien
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc 01.09.2012
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Adult
Auditory Perception - physiology
Humans
Male
Olfactory Perception - physiology
Perceptual Disorders - physiopathology
Visual Perception - physiology
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Summary:Synesthesia is an unusual condition in which stimulation of one sensory modality causes an experience in another sensory modality or when a sensation in one sensory modality causes another sensation within the same modality. We describe a previously unreported association of auditory-olfactory synesthesia coexisting with auditory-visual synesthesia. Given that many types of synesthesias involve vision, it is important that the clinician provide these patients with the necessary information and support that is available.
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ISSN:1070-8022
1536-5166
DOI:10.1097/WNO.0b013e31825d3c44