Sound → Tactile

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Sounds evoke physical touch sensations on the body, such as pressure, tingling, or texture on the skin.

Inducer

sound

Concurrent

touch

Category

Auditory Tactile

About Sound → Tactile

Sounds evoke physical touch sensations on the body — pressure, tingling, or texture on the skin. A violin note might produce a gentle stroking sensation on the forearms. Research has shown it can be acquired after brain injury, particularly thalamocortical lesions. May be related to ASMR.

Research

Ro, T. et al. (2013). Sound enhances touch perception. Exp Brain Res.

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Beauchamp, M.S. & Ro, T. (2008). Neural substrates of sound-touch synesthesia after a thalamocortical lesion. J Neurosci, 28(51).

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People with Sound → Tactile(12)

Linda Brouwer

@LindaBrouwer

Netherlands

Nathan

@ponder

Australia

Jasmin Sinha

@Jasmin

Belgium

AmyB

@Amyb

United States

Vita Henderson Chan

@vitastarkin

United Kingdom

MultitudesTheArtist

@theRoseTreeProject

United States

Rachel M SJ

@rmsloughmft

United States

Ferr

@ferrero

Australia

michal_bd

@michal_bd

Juniper

@junipertreeb

United States

Kris

@Kris

United Kingdom

Squirrel Radar

@SquirrelRadar

United States