The development of a scientific understanding of synesthesia from early case studies (1849-1873)

Journal of the History of the Neurosciences

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 284-305

  Jewanski, Jörg ^a   Simner, Julia ^b   Day, Sean A ^c   Ward, Jamie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Trident Technical College   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Association; Color; Cornaz; Lussana; Nussbaumer; Sachs; Synaesthesia; Synesthesia

Indexed keywords

ALBINISM; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; EUROPE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSCIENCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION DISORDER;

ALBINISM; COLOR PERCEPTION; EUROPE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROSCIENCES; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS;

EID: 84855849116     PISSN: 0964704X     EISSN: 17445213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0964704X.2010.528240     Document Type: Article

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