Screensaver reveals new test for synaesthesia

Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14459?DCMP=youtube

Researchers have discovered a new form of synaesthesia and are using an animation to diagnose it.

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Science & Technology

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• synaesthesia
• sound
• motion
• animation
• moving
• dots
• new
• scientist
• newscientist

[intermender]

It would be better if they asked the question after the animation to eliminate the power of suggestion.

[AnimaSeverem]

When the dots move out I hear a tone that slides up in pitch. When they move in, I hear the tone sliding down in pitch.

Is there a test for sound-texture synesthesia?

[danifangurl2]

its all in my head i hear a woooooo wen the go in and a phssstt when they go out

[marilous07]

sssssssssssssssssssssss bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz sssssssssssssssssssssss bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[rwalford1979]

Wanna know what I heard? I heard "hahhhhhh huhhhhhhh haahhhhhhh huhhhhhh" the sound of breathing in and out. I have numberical synesthesia, where I see dates and times in 3D landscapes and graphs and lines, as well as feeling based on musical notes and pitches.

[00xCupkayex]

Sounded like a really loud and high pitched noise with a "phweee, wooo, phweee, wooo" sound behind it:o

[Panthainakos456]

I can hear a very weak sound.

[eapodaca338]

same as animaseverem comment

[Onimagyu]

I hear a vague crackling noise

[Tcald2212]

its not necessarily that i am hearing something, but that I, inside my head without thinking am going "eeeee" when the dots go in and "ahhh" when they go out

[synysterxangel]

@MaxDecembre I heard the exact same thing