Preferred Label : Synesthesia;
MeSH definition : The experience of involuntary sensory cross activation where the presentation of a
particular stimulus elicits a secondary sensory-perceptual experience. It most commonly
occurs in the association of color with linguistic stimuli such as letters, numbers,
words, or music, but can also occur between other senses. Although synesthesia can
be acquired or transient due to trauma or drug use, there is also a strong genetic
component, with a prevalence of about 1 in 2,000 individuals and a female to male
ratio of 6:1.;
MeSH synonym : Synesthesias;
MeSH hyponym : Colored Hearing Synesthesias; Hearing Synesthesia, Colored; Hearing Synesthesias, Colored; Synesthesia, Colored Hearing; Synesthesias, Colored Hearing; Ideaesthesias; Ideasthesia; Ideasthesias; Lexical Gustatory Synesthesia; Lexical-Gustatory Synesthesias; Synesthesia, Lexical-Gustatory; Synesthesias, Lexical-Gustatory; Chromesthesias; Grapheme Color Synesthesia; Grapheme-Color Synesthesias; Synesthesia, Grapheme-Color; Synesthesias, Grapheme-Color;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia;
Origin ID : D000080311;
UMLS CUI : C0233778;
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The experience of involuntary sensory cross activation where the presentation of a
particular stimulus elicits a secondary sensory-perceptual experience. It most commonly
occurs in the association of color with linguistic stimuli such as letters, numbers,
words, or music, but can also occur between other senses. Although synesthesia can
be acquired or transient due to trauma or drug use, there is also a strong genetic
component, with a prevalence of about 1 in 2,000 individuals and a female to male
ratio of 6:1.
