Concept → Shape

rare

Concept → Shape Synesthesia is a rare type of synesthesia. Abstract concepts such as justice, time, or mathematics evoke specific geometric shapes.

Inducer
concept
Concurrent
shape
Category
Concept Visual

What is Concept → Shape Synesthesia?

Abstract concepts such as justice, time, or mathematics evoke specific geometric shapes. 'Democracy' might appear as a circle, 'conflict' as jagged triangles. The shapes are consistent and automatic.

Research on Concept → Shape Synesthesia

Ward, J. (2013). Synesthesia. Annual Review of Psychology, 64.

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People with Concept → Shape(9)