Sounds evoke physical touch sensations on the body, such as pressure, tingling, or texture on the skin.
Inducer
sound
Concurrent
touch
Category
Auditory 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.
Ro, T. et al. (2013). Sound enhances touch perception. Exp Brain Res.
View publication →Beauchamp, M.S. & Ro, T. (2008). Neural substrates of sound-touch synesthesia after a thalamocortical lesion. J Neurosci, 28(51).
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