Color synesthesia improves color but impairs motion perception

A recent study showed that color synesthetes have increased color sensitivity but impaired motion perception. This is exciting because little research has examined how synesthesia affects basic perceptual processes outside the context of synesthetic experiences. The results suggest that synesthesia...

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Published in:Trends in cognitive sciences 2014-05, Vol.18 (5), p.224-226
Main Authors: McCarthy, J. Daniel, Caplovitz, Gideon Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Color Perception - physiology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Male
Motion Perception - physiology
Multimodal perception
Neurology
Perception
Perceptual Disorders - physiopathology
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
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Summary:A recent study showed that color synesthetes have increased color sensitivity but impaired motion perception. This is exciting because little research has examined how synesthesia affects basic perceptual processes outside the context of synesthetic experiences. The results suggest that synesthesia broadly impacts perception with greater neural implications than previously considered.
ISSN:1364-6613
1879-307X
DOI:10.1016/j.tics.2014.02.002