In:
Psychological Science, SAGE Publications, Vol. 20, No. 2 ( 2009-02), p. 258-265
Abstract:
Are the kinds of abnormal cross-modal interactions seen in synaesthesia or following brain damage due to hyperconnectivity between or within brain areas, or are they a result of lack of inhibition? This question is highly contested. Here we show that posthypnotic suggestion induces abnormal cross-modal experience similar to that observed in congenital grapheme-color synaesthesia. Given the short time frame of the experiment, it is unlikely that new cortical connections were established, so we conclude that synaesthesia can result from disinhibition between brain areas.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0956-7976
,
1467-9280
DOI:
10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02286.x
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2009
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2022256-7
SSG:
5,2