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The Cognitive Perceptions in Synaesthesia: Indian Case Studies

Author Affiliations

  • 1 Cognitive Science Centre, LakiReddy Bali Reddy College of Engineering, Mylavaram- 521230, Krishna Dt. AP, INDIA

Int. Res. J. Medical Sci., Volume 1, Issue (6), Pages 10-18, July,28 (2013)

Abstract

The present investigation of the study is to investigate the cognitive perceptions of synaesthesia with subjects, case study wise in Indian context. The different methods in instruments used, for subjects’ identification. In the study, we found that most of the subjects are having ‘grapheme-personification synaesthesia. The linguistic characteristics are associated with the letters and numbers relating to gender, personality, appearance and social relations. It means that the subject with A letter, they have associate different characteristics based on their cognitive perceptions. In this connection, the four case-studies are described in a scientific way. However, it is truly amazing while pursuing the subjects. Two of subjects also additionally, have shape-personification attributions which are reproduced by the subjects. In the mean-time. Based on their subjective information, mentioned their psychological and social perspectives. However, this area is astonishing when you focus attention to understand the cognitive perceptions. It concludes that we require empirical research efforts in a scientific way to deal such area and find-out the variety of unbelievable facts in cognitive perceptions in synaesthesia.

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