What is autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR)? A narrative review and comparative analysis of related phenomena

A Mahady, M Takac, A De Foe - Consciousness and cognition, 2023‏ - Elsevier
A narrative review of autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) was carried out.
Definitional factors relevant to ASMR were canvassed. Related, but distinctly unique …

The induction of synaesthesia with chemical agents: a systematic review

DP Luke, DB Terhune - Frontiers in psychology, 2013‏ - frontiersin.org
Despite the general consensus that synaesthesia emerges at an early developmental stage
and is only rarely acquired during adulthood, the transient induction of synaesthesia with …

Atypical sensory sensitivity as a shared feature between synaesthesia and autism

J Ward, C Hoadley, JEA Hughes, P Smith, C Allison… - Scientific Reports, 2017‏ - nature.com
Several studies have suggested that there is a link between synaesthesia and autism but the
nature of that link remains poorly characterised. The present study considers whether …

Assessing individual variation in personality and empathy traits in self-reported autonomous sensory meridian response

ABJ McErlean, MJ Banissy - Multisensory Research, 2017‏ - brill.com
Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is a self-reported multi-sensory
phenomenon described as a pleasant tingling sensation, triggered by certain auditory and …

Language evolution: examining the link between cross-modality and aggression through the lens of disorders

A Benítez-Burraco, L Progovac - … Transactions of the …, 2021‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
We demonstrate how two linguistic phenomena, figurative language (implicating cross-
modality) and derogatory language (implicating aggression), both demand a precise degree …

Are synesthetes exceptional beyond their synesthetic associations? A systematic comparison of creativity, personality, cognition, and mental imagery in synesthetes …

CA Chun, JM Hupé - British Journal of Psychology, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Synesthesia has historically been linked with enhanced creativity, but this had never been
demonstrated in a systematically recruited sample. The current study offers a broad …

Synesthesia and learning: a critical review and novel theory

MR Watson, KA Akins, C Spiker, L Crawford… - Frontiers in human …, 2014‏ - frontiersin.org
Learning and synesthesia are profoundly interconnected. On the one hand, the
development of synesthesia is clearly influenced by learning. Synesthetic inducers–the …

Personality and cognitive profiles of a general synesthetic trait

R Rouw, HS Scholte - Neuropsychologia, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The recent sharp increase in studies on synesthesia has taught us a lot about this
fascinating condition. Still, while we define synesthesia as 'the mixing of senses', the great …

A placebo-controlled investigation of synaesthesia-like experiences under LSD

DB Terhune, DP Luke, M Kaelen, M Bolstridge… - Neuropsychologia, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The induction of synaesthesia in non-synaesthetes has the potential to illuminate the
mechanisms that contribute to the development of this condition and the sha** of its …

Grapheme-color synaesthesia is associated with a distinct cognitive style

B Meier, N Rothen - Frontiers in Psychology, 2013‏ - frontiersin.org
In this study we investigated whether synaesthesia is associated with a particular cognitive
style. Cognitive style refers to preferred modes of information processing, such as a verbal …