Synaesthesia is associated with enhanced, self-rated visual imagery

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1032-1039

  Barnett, Kylie J ^a   Newell, Fiona N ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Synaesthesia; Visual imagery; VVIQ

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION CORTEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYNAESTHESIA; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION; VIVID DREAM; VVIQ QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELF CONCEPT; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 47149102200     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2007.05.011     Document Type: Article

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