Commonalities of Serotonin-Induced Synesthesia defines it. Gail Martino and Lawrence Mark propose that synesthesia can be classified as strong or weak. The first refers to those who experience "a vivid image in one sense in response to stimulation in another", while the second is characterized by "expressed cross-sensory correspondence(s) (s) through language, perceptual similarity, and perceptual interactions during information processing” (Martino and Marks, 2001). This view implies that even the most subtle forms of cross-modal interactions that take place within the individual, even if they associate certain sounds with sight, deserve some credibility as a form of synesthesia. "since birth or early childhood and remain relatively stable and systematic over time" (Brogaard 2013). However, recent evidence suggests that synesthesia is not solely developmental in the so-called "4% of the general population" ( Brang and Ramachandran 2007). For the purposes of this article, I will review studies in which serotonin appears to play a key role not only in developmental synesthesia, but also in drug-induced and acquired synesthesia, suggesting that it "There are underlying mechanisms that make synesthesia readily available to more people" was once believed Brang and his colleague Ramachandran propose that "serotonin S2a receptors are the "synesthesia receptors" middle of paper. ......presence of serotonin. Nevertheless, the discovery that individuals who might not otherwise experience developmental synesthesia can do so with increased levels of serotonin is a relatively new concept in a field that continues to grow. Works cited by Brang, David and Vilayanur S. Ramachandran. "Psychopharmacology of synesthesia; the role of activation of serotonin S2a receptors." National Center for Biotechnology Information. US National Library of Medicine, November 5, 2007. Web. December 15, 2013. Brogaard, Berit. “Serotonergic hyperactivity as a potential factor in developmental, acquired, and drug-induced synesthesia.” National Center for Biotechnology Information. US National Library of Medicine, October 21, 2013. Web. December 14, 2013. Martino, Gail and Lawrence E. Marks. “Synesthesia: strong and weak.” Current Directions in Psychological Science 10.2 (2001): 61-65. Print.

Essay / Commonalities of Serotonin-Induced Synesthesia defines it. Gail Martino and Lawrence Mark propose that synesthesia can be classified as strong or weak. The first refers to those who experience "a vivid image in one sense in response to stimulation in another", while the second is characterized by "expressed cross-sensory correspondence(s) (s) through language, perceptual similarity, and perceptual interactions during information processing” (Martino and Marks, 2001). This view implies that even the most subtle forms of cross-modal interactions that take place within the individual, even if they associate certain sounds with sight, deserve some credibility as a form of synesthesia. "since birth or early childhood and remain relatively stable and systematic over time" (Brogaard 2013). However, recent evidence suggests that synesthesia is not solely developmental in the so-called "4% of the general population" ( Brang and Ramachandran 2007). For the purposes of this article, I will review studies in which serotonin appears to play a key role not only in developmental synesthesia, but also in drug-induced and acquired synesthesia, suggesting that it "There are underlying mechanisms that make synesthesia readily available to more people" was once believed Brang and his colleague Ramachandran propose that "serotonin S2a receptors are the "synesthesia receptors" middle of paper. ......presence of serotonin. Nevertheless, the discovery that individuals who might not otherwise experience developmental synesthesia can do so with increased levels of serotonin is a relatively new concept in a field that continues to grow. Works cited by Brang, David and Vilayanur S. Ramachandran. "Psychopharmacology of synesthesia; the role of activation of serotonin S2a receptors." National Center for Biotechnology Information. US National Library of Medicine, November 5, 2007. Web. December 15, 2013. Brogaard, Berit. “Serotonergic hyperactivity as a potential factor in developmental, acquired, and drug-induced synesthesia.” National Center for Biotechnology Information. US National Library of Medicine, October 21, 2013. Web. December 14, 2013. Martino, Gail and Lawrence E. Marks. “Synesthesia: strong and weak.” Current Directions in Psychological Science 10.2 (2001): 61-65. Print.

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