ideasthesia

Noun

Meaning

ideasthesia (uncountable)

(neurology, psychology) A neurological or cognitive phenomenon in which activation of a particular concept triggers a sensory-like experience.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Related terms

synaesthesia

Examples

Research on ideasthesia emerged from research on synesthesia where it was noted that a synesthetic experience requires first an activation of a concept of the inducer. Source: Internet

For example, research on ideasthesia shows that qualia are organised into a semantic-like network. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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