Musical Note → Texture

very rare

Musical Note → Texture Synesthesia is a very rare type of synesthesia. Individual musical notes produce specific texture sensations on the skin or in the mind.

Inducer
musical-note
Concurrent
texture
Category
Auditory Tactile

What is Musical Note → Texture Synesthesia?

Individual musical notes produce specific texture sensations on the skin or in the mind. A middle C might feel silky, while an F# feels rough like sandpaper. The textures are consistent for each note and may vary by instrument timbre.

Research on Musical Note → Texture Synesthesia

Cytowic, R.E. (2002). Synesthesia: A Union of the Senses. MIT Press.

Ward, J. et al. (2006). Sound-colour synaesthesia. Cortex, 42(2).

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