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| Title |
The induction of synaesthesia with chemical agents: a systematic review
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00753 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
David P. Luke, Devin B. Terhune |
| Abstract |
Despite the general consensus that synaesthesia emerges at an early developmental stage and is only rarely acquired during adulthood, the transient induction of synaesthesia with chemical agents has been frequently reported in research on different psychoactive substances. Nevertheless, these effects remain poorly understood and have not been systematically incorporated. Here we review the known published studies in which chemical agents were observed to elicit synaesthesia. Across studies there is consistent evidence that serotonin agonists elicit transient experiences of synaesthesia. Despite convergent results across studies, studies investigating the induction of synaesthesia with chemical agents have numerous methodological limitations and little experimental research has been conducted. Cumulatively, these studies implicate the serotonergic system in synaesthesia and have implications for the neurochemical mechanisms underlying this phenomenon but methodological limitations in this research area preclude making firm conclusions regarding whether chemical agents can induce genuine synaesthesia. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 28 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 14% |
| Mexico | 3 | 11% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 7% |
| Canada | 2 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 7% |
| Ireland | 1 | 4% |
| Chile | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 13 | 46% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 24 | 86% |
| Scientists | 3 | 11% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 132 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 2% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 127 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 30 | 23% |
| Student > Master | 20 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 13% |
| Researcher | 10 | 8% |
| Other | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 20 | 15% |
| Unknown | 28 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 43 | 33% |
| Neuroscience | 14 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 24 | 18% |
| Unknown | 32 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 90. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 December 2022.
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