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Learning and Memory May Play a Central Role in Synesthesia

People with color-grapheme synesthesia experience color when viewing written letters or numerals, usually with a particular color evoked by each grapheme (i.e., the letter ‘A’ evokes the color red). In a new study, researchers present data from 11 color grapheme synesthetes who had startlingly similar color-letter pairings that were traceable to childhood toys containing magnetic colored letters. ... More>


New Research From Psychological Science

A sample of new exciting research on visual perception from Psychological Science. ... More>


Seeing and Imagining Are Different in the Brain

In an article published in the Journal of Cognitive Psychology, William L. Thompson adds to our understanding of visual perception by contrasting visual attention with visual mental imagery. ... More>


New Research on Visual Perception and Attention From Psychological Science

A sample of new exciting research on visual perception and attention from Psychological Science. ... More>