Synesthesia

Question 1

What is perception distortion?

Answer 1

Occurs when individual perception interpretation of a stimuli varies from how its commonly perceived

Question 2

What is synesthesia?

Answer 2

A perception phenomenon where certain sensations are perceived using another perceptual system that is an automatic/involuntary response for the presence of certain stimuli that triggers the activation of another system.
- Generally experienced one-way
- Usually consistent & unique to the individual
- NOT classified as a perceptual disorder

Question 3

What is grapheme-color synesthesia?
(visual)

Answer 3

Where an individual perceives graphemes (numbers, letters, etc.) as being different colors, in higher cases this can evolve into an entire word in a sentence being the same color
- Consistent and predictable

Question 4

What is lexical-gustatory synesthesia?
(taste)

Answer 4

When an individual perceives words as having tastes, this is consistent and predictable.

Question 5

(NOT SPECIFICALLY SYNESTHESIA)
What is spacial neglect?

Answer 5

Inability to attend to sensory stimuli on one side of the body, they can see everything normally but cannot perceive a side of their body
- Often temporary due to treatment