Co-occurrence of synesthesias

Co-occurrence of synesthesias

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In this video Dr. Jamie Ward examines the co-occurrence of multiple types of synesthesias within synesthetes. These co-occurring types tend to occur in typed groups, but the number of types of synesthesia makes it hard to quantify. He also discusses genetic explanations for these findings.

Tags:

synesthesia, genetics

Duration:

00:02:03

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