Abstract ideas and concepts automatically produce color experiences.
Inducer
concept
Concurrent
color
Category
Concept Visual
Abstract ideas and concepts automatically produce color experiences. The concept of 'time' might appear blue, 'mathematics' green, 'philosophy' deep purple. Unlike grapheme-color synesthesia triggered by visual symbols, this is triggered by semantic content of ideas themselves.
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