Why color synesthesia involves more than color

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 288-292

  Eagleman, David M ^a   Goodale, Melvyn A ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN REGIONS; COLOR COMPLEX; COLOR PROCESSING; MATERIAL PROPERTY; VENTRAL STREAMS; VISUAL TEXTURE;

SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEXTURES;

COLOR;

METAL;

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN REGION; COLOR; EXPERIENCE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MUSIC; PERCEPTION; SENSORY SYSTEM; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNESTHESIA; TACTILE STIMULATION; TOUCH; VISUAL STIMULATION;

BRAIN; COLOR; COLOR PERCEPTION; HUMANS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 67649662052     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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