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Acupuncture-colour/shape (tactile-visual)
Audio-tactile
Audio-motor (see either lexical-motor or auditory-motor/sound-to-kinetics synesthesia)
Auditory-gustatory synesthesia
Auditory-motor synesthesia (hearing sounds produces involuntary movements)
Auditory-olfactory synesthesia
Auditory-tactile synesthesia
Auditory-visual synesthesia
Aura synesthesia (projective personality-colour)
Audio-motor (see either lexical-motor or auditory-motor/sound-to-kinetics synesthesia)
Auditory-gustatory synesthesia
Auditory-motor synesthesia (hearing sounds produces involuntary movements)
Auditory-olfactory synesthesia
Auditory-tactile synesthesia
Auditory-visual synesthesia
Aura synesthesia (projective personality-colour)
Autobiographical time-colour
Calendar synesthesia (time units-spatial location)
Cardinal points-colour
Centuries-colour
Chords-colour (musical chords)
Chords-taste (musical chords)
Chromesthesia
Calendar synesthesia (time units-spatial location)
Cardinal points-colour
Centuries-colour
Chords-colour (musical chords)
Chords-taste (musical chords)
Chromesthesia
Coloured sensations
Coloured sequence synesthesia (colour associations for sequences of things)
Colour-graphemic or colour-grapheme (= grapheme-colour)
Colours-emotion (not considered synesthesia)
Colours-musical notes (colour-tone synesthesia)
Coloured sequence synesthesia (colour associations for sequences of things)
Colour-graphemic or colour-grapheme (= grapheme-colour)
Colours-emotion (not considered synesthesia)
Colours-musical notes (colour-tone synesthesia)
Colours-numbers
Colours-odd or even
Colours-personality or gender
Colours-smell
Colours-sounds
Colours-tactile sensations
Colours-taste
Colours-tones (musical notes)
Concepts-colour
Concepts-shape
Concepts-smell
Colours-odd or even
Colours-personality or gender
Colours-smell
Colours-sounds
Colours-tactile sensations
Colours-taste
Colours-tones (musical notes)
Concepts-colour
Concepts-shape
Concepts-smell
Concepts-taste
Countries-colour
Cutlery personification
Dance steps-colour (as a coloured sequence or as kinetics-colour synesthesia)
Days of the week-colour
Days of the week-colour/shape/texture
Days of the week-personality
Days of the week-spatial location
Countries-colour
Cutlery personification
Dance steps-colour (as a coloured sequence or as kinetics-colour synesthesia)
Days of the week-colour
Days of the week-colour/shape/texture
Days of the week-personality
Days of the week-spatial location
Days of the week-taste or smell
Decades-colour
Duality (concepts are masculine/feminine, heavy/light, round/sharp etc.)
Emotion as a synesthetic concurrent (not usually considered synesthesia)
Decades-colour
Duality (concepts are masculine/feminine, heavy/light, round/sharp etc.)
Emotion as a synesthetic concurrent (not usually considered synesthesia)
Emotionally mediated synesthesia
Emotions observed in other people-colour/shape/smell/taste/sound/touch
Emotions-colour/shape/image
Emotions-smell
Emotions-tactile sensations
Emotions-taste
Emotions observed in other people-colour/shape/smell/taste/sound/touch
Emotions-colour/shape/image
Emotions-smell
Emotions-tactile sensations
Emotions-taste
Emotions-texture
Empathy with machines
Feeling physical pain on seeing or hearing about others hurt (but not in the same part of your body)
Feeling touch, pain etc. in the same part of your body when you observe it in others
Empathy with machines
Feeling physical pain on seeing or hearing about others hurt (but not in the same part of your body)
Feeling touch, pain etc. in the same part of your body when you observe it in others
Flashes on hearing sudden or loud sounds when falling asleep (not considered synesthesia)
Flavour (see taste)
Gender as a synesthetic concurrent (concepts, letters, numbers, etc. are masculine or feminine)
General sounds-colour (and/or shape)
Geometric shapes-colour
Flavour (see taste)
Gender as a synesthetic concurrent (concepts, letters, numbers, etc. are masculine or feminine)
General sounds-colour (and/or shape)
Geometric shapes-colour
Geometric shapes-numbers
GIFs (motion)-sound
Grapheme-colour synesthesia
Grapheme-shape/texture/colour/image
Grapheme-smell
Grapheme-sound
GIFs (motion)-sound
Grapheme-colour synesthesia
Grapheme-shape/texture/colour/image
Grapheme-smell
Grapheme-sound
Grapheme personification (see either ordinal linguistic personification, letter personification or number personification)
Grapheme-taste
Grapheme-temperature
Gustatory-auditory synesthesia
Gustatory-olfactory (not considered synesthesia)
Gustatory-tactile synesthesia
Gustatory-visual synesthesia
Hearing GIFs
Hearing motion (hearing sounds when you see things moving)
Grapheme-taste
Grapheme-temperature
Gustatory-auditory synesthesia
Gustatory-olfactory (not considered synesthesia)
Gustatory-tactile synesthesia
Gustatory-visual synesthesia
Hearing GIFs
Hearing motion (hearing sounds when you see things moving)
High-production synesthesia
Ideasthesia (or ideaesthesia) (not a type of synesthesia but an alternative way of defining it)
Ideasthesia (or ideaesthesia) (not a type of synesthesia but an alternative way of defining it)
Ideas-abstract shapes, spatial positioning, vision
Images (figurative, not abstract) as a synesthetic concurrent
Images (figurative, not abstract) as a synesthetic concurrent
Images - smelling or tasting them
Involuntary movements in response to sounds
Key signature-colour (in music)
Kinetic synesthesia (or kinesthetic synesthesia)
Kinetics-colour
Kinetics-sound
Involuntary movements in response to sounds
Key signature-colour (in music)
Kinetic synesthesia (or kinesthetic synesthesia)
Kinetics-colour
Kinetics-sound
Letter form synesthesia (letters have a spatial location)
Letters-colour
Letters-colour/shape/texture/image
Letters-personality
Letters-smell/taste
Letters-sound
Letters-spatial location
Letters-temperature
Lexeme-colour
Letters-colour
Letters-colour/shape/texture/image
Letters-personality
Letters-smell/taste
Letters-sound
Letters-spatial location
Letters-temperature
Lexeme-colour
Lexeme-taste (mentioned in lexical-gustatory)
Lexical-gustatory synesthesia
Lexical-motor synesthesia
Lexical-olfactory synesthesia
Machine empathy, machine synesthesia (machines or other objects induce tactile sensations when watched)
Massage-colour/shape/image (tactile-visual)
Lexical-gustatory synesthesia
Lexical-motor synesthesia
Lexical-olfactory synesthesia
Machine empathy, machine synesthesia (machines or other objects induce tactile sensations when watched)
Massage-colour/shape/image (tactile-visual)
Mathematical concepts-vision
Mathematical synesthesias
Mirror kinetics (involuntary movements on seeing other people move)
Mathematical synesthesias
Mirror kinetics (involuntary movements on seeing other people move)
Mixed perceptions or concurrents, multi-sensory synesthesia
Misophonia (not considered synesthesia)
Months-colour
Months-colour/shape/texture
Months-personality
Months-spatial location
Morpheme-colour
Misophonia (not considered synesthesia)
Months-colour
Months-colour/shape/texture
Months-personality
Months-spatial location
Morpheme-colour
Movements of your own body mirroring movements made by other people
Movements of your own body-sound
Music (all music-related types of synesthesia)
Movements of your own body-sound
Music (all music-related types of synesthesia)
Multiple perceptions or concurrents, multi-sensory synesthesia
Musical genres-colour
Musical genres-smell
Musical genres-taste
Musical instruments-colour and/or shape
Musical genres-colour
Musical genres-smell
Musical genres-taste
Musical instruments-colour and/or shape
Musical notes-texture
Musical synesthesias (all the different types)
Music-colour
Music-emotion (not considered synesthesia)
Music-images, landscapes or “music videos” (not considered synesthesia)
Musical synesthesias (all the different types)
Music-colour
Music-emotion (not considered synesthesia)
Music-images, landscapes or “music videos” (not considered synesthesia)
Numbers as a synesthetic concurrent
Numbers-colour
Numbers-personality
Numbers-shape/colour/texture/image
Numbers-smell or taste
Numbers-sound
Numbers-spatial location
Numbers-temperature
Numbers-colour
Numbers-personality
Numbers-shape/colour/texture/image
Numbers-smell or taste
Numbers-sound
Numbers-spatial location
Numbers-temperature
Object personification (only considered synesthesia in certain cases)
Objects are odd or even
Objects have personalities
Objects are odd or even
Objects have personalities
Odd and even: concepts are either odd or even
Odour (see smell)
Olfactory-auditory synesthesia
Olfactory-gustatory (not considered synesthesia)
Olfactory-tactile synesthesia
Olfactory-visual synesthesia
OLP (= ordinal linguistic personification)
Odour (see smell)
Olfactory-auditory synesthesia
Olfactory-gustatory (not considered synesthesia)
Olfactory-tactile synesthesia
Olfactory-visual synesthesia
OLP (= ordinal linguistic personification)
One-shot synesthesia
Ordinal linguistic personification
Orgasm-colour/images
Pain empathy (not usually considered synesthesia)
Pain-colour/shape/image
Pain-smell
Pain-sound
Pain-taste
Parity (odd or even) as a synesthetic concurrent
Parts of the body-colour
Ordinal linguistic personification
Orgasm-colour/images
Pain empathy (not usually considered synesthesia)
Pain-colour/shape/image
Pain-smell
Pain-sound
Pain-taste
Parity (odd or even) as a synesthetic concurrent
Parts of the body-colour
Personality-number
Personality-smell
Personality-taste
Personification
Personification of colours
Personification of cutlery
Personification of days or months
Personality-smell
Personality-taste
Personification
Personification of colours
Personification of cutlery
Personification of days or months
Personification of graphemes (see ordinal linguistic personification, letter personification or number personification)
Personification of letters
Personification of musical notes, chords or keys
Personification of numbers
Personification of objects
Personification of musical sounds or sequences
Personification of letters
Personification of musical notes, chords or keys
Personification of numbers
Personification of objects
Personification of musical sounds or sequences
Seeing flashes on hearing sudden or loud sounds (not considered synesthesia)
Seeing images when in a creative/musical trance
Seeing landscapes, figurative images or “music videos” when listening to music (not considered synesthesia)
Seeing music or sound
Seeing time units, letters or numbers in a spatial location
Seeing landscapes, figurative images or “music videos” when listening to music (not considered synesthesia)
Seeing music or sound
Seeing time units, letters or numbers in a spatial location
Seeing sequences of concepts in a spatial location
Seeing smells
Seeing tastes
Seeing touch, pain etc. in other people and feeling it in the same part of your body
Seeing words (like subtitles) when people speak
Seeing smells
Seeing tastes
Seeing touch, pain etc. in other people and feeling it in the same part of your body
Seeing words (like subtitles) when people speak
Sequences of concepts-sounds
Sequence-personality (sequences or groups of things have personality)
Sexual synesthesia; sexual and romantic synesthesia
Sequence-personality (sequences or groups of things have personality)
Sexual synesthesia; sexual and romantic synesthesia
Shapes-numbers
Sight as a synesthetic inducer
Smell-emotion: see Emotion as a concurrent or Smell and memories (not considered synesthesia)
Sight as a synesthetic inducer
Smell-emotion: see Emotion as a concurrent or Smell and memories (not considered synesthesia)
Sight-smell: see smelling images or concept-smell
Smelling images
Smelling music or sound
Smelling numbers
Sight-taste: see tasting images or concept-taste
Smelling colours (colours trigger smell perceptions)Smelling images
Smelling music or sound
Smelling numbers
Smelling personalities
Smelling sequences of concepts
Smelling words
Smells-colour
Smells-memories (not considered synesthesia)
Smells-musical notes or sounds
Smells-shape
Smells-sound
Smells-tactile sensations
Smelling sequences of concepts
Smelling words
Smells-colour
Smells-memories (not considered synesthesia)
Smells-musical notes or sounds
Smells-shape
Smells-sound
Smells-tactile sensations
Smells-vision
Smell-taste (not considered synesthesia)
Social synesthesia
Songs-colour
Songs-smell
Songs-taste
Sounds-colour
Smell-taste (not considered synesthesia)
Social synesthesia
Songs-colour
Songs-smell
Songs-taste
Sounds-colour
Sounds-emotion (not considered synesthesia)
Sounds-personification
Sounds-physical sensations
Sounds (sudden or loud) produce visual flashes (not considered synesthesia)
Sounds-shape
Sounds-involuntary movements
Sounds-physical sensations
Sounds (sudden or loud) produce visual flashes (not considered synesthesia)
Sounds-shape
Sounds-involuntary movements
Sounds-numbers
Sounds-smell
Sounds-tactile sensations (sound-touch)
Sounds-taste
Sounds-temperature
Sounds-texture
Sounds-visual perceptions
Spatial sequence synesthesia
Spatial sequences of letters
Spatial sequences of numbers
Spatial sequences of other concepts
Sounds-smell
Sounds-tactile sensations (sound-touch)
Sounds-taste
Sounds-temperature
Sounds-texture
Sounds-visual perceptions
Spatial sequence synesthesia
Spatial sequences of letters
Spatial sequences of numbers
Spatial sequences of other concepts
Stimulus-dichotomy synesthesia (concepts belong to one of two groups)
Stimulus-parity synesthesia (concepts are odd or even)
Subtitles (ticker tape synesthesia)
Swimming styles-colour
Tactile-auditory synesthesia
Stimulus-parity synesthesia (concepts are odd or even)
Subtitles (ticker tape synesthesia)
Swimming styles-colour
Tactile-auditory synesthesia
Tactile-colour (and shape/image)
Tactile-emotion synesthesia
Tactile-gustatory synesthesia
Tactile-olfactory synesthesia
Tactile-visual synesthesia
Taste-colour
Tactile-emotion synesthesia
Tactile-gustatory synesthesia
Tactile-olfactory synesthesia
Tactile-visual synesthesia
Taste-colour
Taste-memories (not considered synesthesia)
Taste-musical notes
Taste-shape
Taste-smell (not considered synesthesia)
Taste-sound
Taste-tactile sensations
Taste-vision
Taste-musical notes
Taste-shape
Taste-smell (not considered synesthesia)
Taste-sound
Taste-tactile sensations
Taste-vision
Tasting colours (colours trigger taste sensations)
Thoughts-shapes and colours
Ticker tape synesthesia
Timbre-colour and/or shape
Time units-colour
Time units-spatial location
Ticker tape synesthesia
Timbre-colour and/or shape
Time units-colour
Time units-spatial location
Vibes or feelings as a synesthetic concurrent
Vicarious pain (not normally considered synesthesia)
Vision as a synesthetic inducer
Vicarious pain (not normally considered synesthesia)
Vision as a synesthetic inducer
Visual-olfactory synesthesia (vision-smell): see smelling images, concept-smell or colour-smell
Visual-gustatory synesthesia (vision-taste): see tasting images, concept-taste or colour-taste
Voices-tactile sensations
Voices-taste
Words appear visually when hearing people talk
Words-actions (perceiving moving images)
Voices-taste
Words appear visually when hearing people talk
Words-actions (perceiving moving images)
Words-odd or even
Words and letters-shape/texture/colour/images
Words-smell
Words-taste
Words-temperature
Years-colour
Years-spatial location
Words and letters-shape/texture/colour/images
Words-smell
Words-taste
Words-temperature
Years-colour
Years-spatial location
This page last updated: 12 March 2023
What would seeing colours at people's feet when they walk be?
ReplyDeleteI like this question!
DeletePeople’s gait can be a good indicator of personality, and perceiving colours appearing around people is quite typical of “aura” synesthesia or personality-colour, so I think it could be that. I hadn’t heard of it around their feet before, it’s more common around their face, head, upper body… but if they way they walked was intuitively giving you the information about their personality, then that might be the case. Or if you tend to look down towards foot-level rather than maintaining your gaze on people’s faces when you see them in the street, that could be another reason. Here’s the page:
https://www.thesynesthesiatree.com/2021/02/aura-synesthesia-projective-personality.html
The other possibility would be that it’s the sound of the person’s feet that produces colours for you, although I think that’s less likely as you would have realised it was the sound causing it. But in the page on General sounds-colour/shape, right at the end of the page, there’s a compilation of all the different colours and shapes a lot of different synesthetes associate with the sound of heels on a pavement, so you might like to read that too:
https://www.thesynesthesiatree.com/2021/03/general-sounds-vision-colourshape.html
What would you call being able to feel someone’s face as your face when watching them and feeling their expressions as though your face is making them, and feeling their voice in your throat and your mouth making the dialect they use?
ReplyDeleteFeeling people’s voices in your mouth and throat as if you were making the sounds yourself would be mirror speech (https://www.thesynesthesiatree.com/2021/02/mirror-speech-synesthesia.html) and I think feeling somebody’s facial expressions as your own might be connected with mirror kinetics, if it depended on the movement of the person’s face (https://www.thesynesthesiatree.com/2021/03/mirror-kinetics.html).
DeleteAny chance there's a Tactile–Tactile Synesthesia (experiencing tactile sensations from being touched)? It would be the same effects as auditory–tactile synesthesia but evoked from physical touch - I can't find any answers on this, please let me know if you're aware of anything.
ReplyDeleteHi! No, that wouldn’t be a kind of synesthesia. I'm not completely sure what you mean, though. Do you mean like a kind of “referred itch” phenomenon, but only when other people touch you, in a different part of the body from where you were touched? And which wouldn’t be accounted for by emotion (e.g. if someone you have a romantic interest in touches your hand and you get a tingle in your spine?)
DeleteHi, thanks for your answer! No, it's not tied to a "referred itch" at all, and it's not mainly emotionally-tied. As a person who experiences similarities to (self-diagnosed) Mirror-Touch and Audio-Tactile Synesthesia's, I can describe it as experiencing Audio-Tactile synesthesia. I'd say it's like feeling pulsation/ripple sensations from the point where you're touched that travel throughout your body (it's also like tactile-visual but more involves feeling that energy movement throughout your body instead of seeing it in patterns/colors). I apologize if this is unclear; I haven't found a great way to explain it yet. Thanks for your questions and time!
DeleteAh, OK! That's very interesting... and I hadn't heard of it before. If you say it isn't really emotionally-tied, what aspect of the touch experience do you think causes it? I can sort of imagine it as I have auditory-tactile too and get those kind of sensations from sound, although it's a bit difficult for me to capture it exactly. Is it always when people touch you or is it also other kinds of touch, like when you brush against something? Is it different depending on which person is doing the touching, I mean if they're someone close to you, a stranger, etc? Does it depend on the kind of touch (caress, grab, hit, accidentally brush, etc.)?
DeleteThanks, again. It's most consistently stimulated by other people's touch but from brushing against soft or smooth textures too. It can be from anyone (but it's the most intense when it's someone close rather than a stranger) and it's from all kinds of touch, just not to a point of pain. I can't find anything that describes it, I've looked into touch sensitivity and just about every synesthesia platform (but it's technically just one sense - so I understand that it wouldn't be synesthesia applicable). Rippling energy is the best way for me to describe it.
DeleteI will be very grateful if any Synesthete could let me know if she or he sees colours or different shades of the same when certain letters are pronounced aloud.There is an interesting aspect of chanting alphabets I am trying to investigate.Thanks,
ReplyDeleteIf anyone knows what feeling sight would be(feeling like its distance to yourself like a needle to your eye if its sharp) could you tell me.
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