title: Color synesthesia improves color but impairs motion perception.
abstract: A recent study showed that color synesthetes have increased color sensitivity but impaired motion perception. This is exciting because little research has examined how synesthesia affects basic perceptual processes outside the context of synesthetic experiences. The results suggest that synesthesia broadly impacts perception with greater neural implications than previously considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Nevada Reno, Mailstop 296, Reno, NV 89577, USA.
authors.forename: J Daniel
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Nevada Reno, Mailstop 296, Reno, NV 89577, USA. Electronic address: gcaplovitz@unr.edu.
authors.forename: Gideon Paul
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Caplovitz
mesh_terms: D003118:Color Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009039:Motion Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*