SensoryCognition_Mexico_2021.mp4

<p>This record contains the presentation for a paper given by Dr Solange Glasser at the International Symposium on Sensory Cognition 2021 (Mexico) on the 26th of November, 2021. </p><p> </p><p>International Symposium on Sensory Cognition from Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) at Mexico.<br><br></p><p><b>Title:</b> Sweet sounds and tasty names: what synaesthesia can teach us about multisensory integration</p><p> </p><p><b>Abstract: </b>Synaesthesia is a rare neurological condition in which the stimulation of one sense modality leads to an automatic, involuntary experience in a second sense modality. While synaesthesia is more prevalent among arts professionals, and is linked to enhanced memory and creativity, little is known about music-related forms of synaesthesia and their impact on development. This presentation will survey the current literature on synaesthesia with a particular focus on music-related forms of synaesthesia, with the aim of identifying how research in this underdeveloped field can help broaden our understanding of how we all experience music in a multisensory way. Through the exploration of rare forms of music-taste synaesthesia, a specific emphasis of this presentation will investigate the lived-world experiences of synaesthetes who, quite literally, find music ‘sweet’.</p><p> </p>