Concept → Shape
rareConcept → 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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