The neural basis of illusory gustatory sensations: Two rare cases of lexical-gustatory synaesthesia

Journal of Neuropsychology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 243-254

  Jones, C L ^a,b   Gray, M A ^a   Minati, L ^a,c   Simner, J ^d   Critchley, H D ^a,b,e   Ward, J ^b  

^a BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e SUSSEX PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE REPORT; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUSION; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSATION; TASTE;

ADULT; ASSOCIATION; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; SENSATION; TASTE; VOCABULARY;

EID: 80053042705     PISSN: 17486645     EISSN: 17486653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-6653.2011.02013.x     Document Type: Article

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