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A Case Study of a Lower Level Color-Gustatory Synesthete

Poster Session VIII - Board: VIII-112
Sunday, May 24, 2009, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Golden Gate Exhibit Hall

Janet L. Richards
Elizabethtown College

E.C., a color-gustatory synesthete, perceives distinct taste sensations when viewing colors. Since some synesthetic experiences can be influenced by knowledge, E.C. was presented with pictures of appropriately and inappropriately colored foods. E.C. had similar synesthetic tastes for both appropriate and inappropriate colors suggesting that E.C. is an intramodal, “lower” synesthete.

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