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Co-occurrence of synesthesias |
In this video Dr. Jamie Ward examines the co-occurrence of multiple types of synesthesias within synesthetes. These co-occurring types tend to occur in typed groups, but the number of types of synesthesia makes it hard to quantify. He also discusses... |
Jamie Ward |
goCognitive |
00:02:03 |
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Can synesthesia be acquired? |
Can one acquire synesthesia later in life? In his answer, Dr. Ward points out a few instances in which unused sensory pathways can cause the development of synesthesia-like symptoms after the loss of a sensory system (Like the onset of blindness).... |
Jamie Ward |
goCognitive |
00:03:07 |
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The neural anatomy of synesthesia |
The adjacency principle, the idea that pairings in synesthetes are a result of the neural areas in which the information is processed being adjacent to one another, is one of the leading theories about the cause of synesthesia. |
Jamie Ward |
goCognitive |
00:03:41 |
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Is there an evolutionary advantage of having synesthesia? |
How did synesthesia first evolve and why is it still present in the human population? Dr. Jamie Ward explains theories on the possible evolutionary advantages of having synesthesia. |
Jamie Ward |
goCognitive |
00:03:48 |
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Genetics of synesthesia |
This video looks into whether or not there is a genetic basis for synesthesia. Dr. Ward bases this discussion on evidence of synesthesia running in families, chromosomal evidence, and developmental evidence. |
Jamie Ward |
goCognitive |
00:03:08 |
