Synaesthesia: pathology and models
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Synaesthesia: pathology and models. It is usually a familial trait. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Genetic causes
- It is usually a familial trait
- It is most likely transmitted as X-linked dominant
- It can skip generations
Acquired causes
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Epidemiology
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Models
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Hypotheses
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Provoking modalities
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Evoked modalities
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Major subgroups
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References
- Hubbard EM, Ramachandran VS. Neurocognitive mechanisms of synesthesia. Neuron 2005; 48:509-520.
- Ward J. Synesthesia. Annu Rev Psychol 2013; 64:49-75.
- Carmichael DA, Simner J. The immune hypothesis of synesthesia. Front Hum Neurosci 2013; 7:563.
- Meier B, Rothen N. Developing synaesthesia: a primer. Front Hum Neurosci 2015; 9:211.
- Hupé JM, Dojat M. A critical review of the neuroimaging literature on synesthesia. Front Hum Neurosci 2015; 9:103.
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