Olfactory-induced synesthesias
A review and model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14444983 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R J Stevenson (0000-0002-2461-5777, Macquarie University), Caroline Tomiczek (University of Southampton) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 133 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 294-309 |
| Publication date | 2007-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Bulletin (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2909 • E-ISSN: 1939-1455 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0033-2909.133.2.294 |
| PMID | 17338601 |
| OpenAlex | W2060344362 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 8 |
Recent reviews of synesthesia concentrate upon rare neurodevelopmental examples and exclude common olfactory-induced experiences with which they may profitably be compared. Like the neurodevelopmental synesthesias, odor-induced experiences involve different sensory modalities; are reliable, asymmetric (concurrents cannot induce), and automatic; and the inducer-concurrent relationship is learnt. Unlike neurodevelopmental synesthesias, these experiences are universal and their synesthetic nature goes unrecognized. Olfaction's ability to universally induce concurrents may result from its unique neuroanatomy, affording dual access to neocortex. We propose that concurrents arise here via a twofold process: by direct neocortical activation, which recovers a configural memory, and by attribution of this memory to the olfactory modality by thalamic attentional processes. The implications of this for other forms of synesthesia are then examined
Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Neocortex · Olfaction · Perception · Sensory system · Stimulus modality · Synesthesia · Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies · Multisensory perception and integration · Neuroscience · Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |