The Synaesthesia of a Blind Subject, With Comparative Data From an Asynaesthetic Blind Subject (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Raymond Holder Wheeler

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 026658375X ISBN 13: 9780266583752

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore how color and imagery color every thought, not just what we see, in a landmark cognitive study.

This nonfiction work presents a meticulous examination of synaesthetic phenomena in both perception and thinking. It centers on a detailed comparison between a blind subject and an asynaesthetic blind subject, showing how colored images frequently accompany mental processes as well as sensory experiences. The book explains how visual synaesthetic imagery can function as meaning during memory, imagination, and problem solving, revealing a cognitive process that operates across thoughts and perceptions alike.

Readers will gain a clear view of how imagery, color, and sensation interweave in thought, and how these processes differ when recalling movements, playing music, or forming associations. The discussion stays close to observed data and tested introspections, offering a careful look at how synaesthetic imagery can shape understanding and memory.

• How colored images accompany thinking and perception in the same individual
• Descriptions of introspective observations and comparisons between subjects
• Discussion of how visual imagery can act as meaning in memory and imagination
• A neutral, evidence-based view of the origins and behavior of synaesthetic imagery

Ideal for readers of psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience who want a rigorous look at how the mind creates and uses sensory-like images in everyday thought.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 026658375X
• ISBN 13: 9780266583752
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 105