cross-sensory neurological
condition called synesthesia. Studies with synaesthetes have identified
differences in patterns of brain activation and connections. A synaesthete
connects colors, words, taste, musical intervals, building cross-sensory
memories. An interesting book concerning synesthesia is "Wednesday Is Indigo
Blue". In this book, Richard Cytowic and David Eagleman explain the
neuroscience and genetics behind synesthesia's multisensory experiences.
http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=11675
Discovery Chanel (about synaesthetes):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R_A4tUMOtI
MIT research:
audio (Carol) - http://web.mit.edu/synesthesia/www/Carol1.au
audio (Karen) - http://web.mit.edu/synesthesia/www/Karen4.au
audio (Carol) - http://web.mit.edu/synesthesia/www/Carol3.au
Clarissa //
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2010/3/1 roger malina <rmalina@alum.mit.edu>
> yasminers
>
> there is an interesting class of "illusions' that exploit
> interference between the senses= cross modal illusions
>
> for instance there are a number of illusions where depending
> on what text is presented to you you will hear the same
> sound sequence as a different sequence of words
>
> my brother in law al seckel gives talks where he illustrates
> a number of illusions where what you hear affects what you
> see
>
> http://www.illusionworks.com/
>
> i found this thesis below that explores such cross sensory cross
> talk
>
> roger
>
>
>
> http://smartech.gatech.edu/handle/1853/21832
>
> Title: Visual and Auditory Velocity Perception and Multimodal Illusions
> Authors: Gasaway, Katherine
> S.<
> http://smartech.gatech.edu/browse?type=author&value=Gasaway%2C+Katherine+S
> .>
> Psychology <http://smartech.gatech.edu/browse?type=author&value=Psychology
> >
> Advisor: Committee Member/Second Reader: Schumacher, Eric; Faculty Mentor:
> Corballis, PaulSubjects :
> Vision<http://smartech.gatech.edu/browse?type=subject&value=Vision>
> Audition <http://smartech.gatech.edu/browse?type=subject&value=Audition>
> Velocity <http://smartech.gatech.edu/browse?type=subject&value=Velocity>
> Perception <
> http://smartech.gatech.edu/browse?type=subject&value=Perception>
> Illusion <http://smartech.gatech.edu/browse?type=subject&value=Illusion>
> Ventriloquist<
> http://smartech.gatech.edu/browse?type=subject&value=Ventriloquist>
> Capture <http://smartech.gatech.edu/browse?type=subject&value=Capture
> >Issue
> Date: 5-May-2008Publisher: Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstract:
> Although
> ambiguous and conflicting sensory information from different sensory
> modalities is common, people seldom experience perceptual ambiguities or
> conflict between senses. Just as the retinal nerve blind spot is filled in
> and seldom seen, conflicting or otherwise confusing sensory information is
> resolved in favor of the most appropriate modality, eliminating the
> confusion from conscious experience. The ventriloquism effect and auditory
> driving are two examples of perceptual phenomena arising from this sensory
> override. This research explores the hypothesis that velocity perception is
> subject to the same effects. Subjects were presented with two bimodal
> (auditory-visual) stimulus pairs and asked to determine which of the visual
> stimuli was moving faster. In a V2A2/V2A1 condition, participants responded
> significantly more frequently that the first visual stimulus was faster
> than
> in any non-target condition. This effect was not found for V2A2/V2A3
> trials.
> Type: Undergraduate ThesisURI: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/21832Appears in
> Collections:School of Psychology Undergraduate Research Option Theses
> <http://smartech.gatech.edu/handle/1853/19950>
> Undergraduate Research Option
> Theses<http://smartech.gatech.edu/handle/1853/13578>
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