Synaesthesia or vivid imagery? A single case fMRI study of visually induced olfactory perception

Multisensory Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 225-246

  Chan, Jason S ^a   Van Den Bosch, Jasper J F ^a   Theves, Stephanie ^a   Hardt, Stefanie ^a   Pflanz, Patrick ^a   Lötsch, Jörn ^a   Kaiser, Jochen ^a   Naumer, Marcus J ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

fMRI; single case study; Synaesthesia; visuo olfactory

Indexed keywords

ODORS;

FMRI; MATCHED CONTROLS; PERCEPTUAL EXPERIENCE; PIRIFORM CORTEX; SINGLE-CASE STUDY; SYNAESTHESIA; VISUAL STIMULUS; VISUO-OLFACTORY;

CONCURRENCY CONTROL;

ADULT; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ODOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PYRIFORM CORTEX; SMELLING; VISION;

ADULT; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PIRIFORM CORTEX; SMELL; VISION, OCULAR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84909982019     PISSN: 22134794     EISSN: 22134808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22134808-00002451     Document Type: Article

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