The List
The list below on the left is an unofficial list of synesthesia types that we gathered from reports around the Web. We divided the syn types by response. Even though syn types with the same trigger are often experienced by the same synesthete, the responses for different triggers are very similar. The visual responses for personality->color and grapheme->color synesthetes are pretty much the same, if they are non-localizers (see FAQ)
If you have experiences that don't fit in any of these categories, please let us know by sending us a message.
The list on the right is widely recognized and represents reported and scientifically examined synesthesia types. It is by no means complete, since the survey is conducted a decade ago on a limited number of synesthetes.
If you have experiences that don't fit in any of these categories, please let us know by sending us a message.
The list on the right is widely recognized and represents reported and scientifically examined synesthesia types. It is by no means complete, since the survey is conducted a decade ago on a limited number of synesthetes.
-> vision
grapheme -> color/texture/shape morpheme -> color/texture lexeme -> color/texture phoneme -> color/texture/shape/motion time unit - > color/location (spatial sequence or number form synesthesia) other concept -> color/texture/shape/location (left/right, countries, subjects, categories...) ticker tape synesthesia motion - > color/shape musical note - > color sound - > color/texture/shap/motion voice -> color/texture smell -> color/texture/pattern taste -> color/texture/pattern touch -> color/shape pain -> color/shape orgasm -> color/shape emotion -> color/shape/texture/pattern personality -> color/texture - > sound grapheme -> sound motion -> sound smell -> sound taste -> sound touch -> sound pain -> sound smell -> sound touch -> sound - > smell grapheme -> smell lexeme -> smell phoneme -> taste sound -> smell emotion -> smell personality -> smell - > taste grapheme -> taste lexeme -> taste phoneme -> taste concept -> taste emotion -> taste sound -> touch personality -> taste -> touch mirror-touch synesthesia motion -> touch musical note -> touch sound -> touch - > temperature shape -> temperature concept -> temperature emotion -> temperature -> emotion color -> emotion texture -> emotion concept -> emotion - > personality Ordinal Linguistic Personification Object Personification Color Personification Concept Personification |
graphemes -> colors
smells -> temperatures time units -> colors smells -> touch musical sounds -> colors sounds -> kinetics general sounds -> colors sounds -> smells phonemes -> colors sound -> tastes musical notes -> colors sound -> temperatures smells -> colors sound -> touch tastes -> colors tastes -> sounds pain -> colors tastes -> temperatures personalities -> colors tastes -> touch touch -> colors temperatures -> sounds temperatures -> colors touch -> smell orgasm -> colors touch -> sounds emotions -> colors touch -> tastes kinetics -> sounds touch -> temperatures musical notes -> tastes vision -> smells personalities -> smells vision -> sounds personalities -> touch vision -> tastes smells -> sounds vision -> Temperatures smells -> tastes vision -> touch |
Vision is a synonym for sight - it is used as umbrella term for some visual responses like color and shape. Motion is a synonym for kinetics.