Question

Synesthesia is a condition in which stimuli to one sense are perceived with another sense. For example, someone with synesthesia might hear a sound when they touch something. In one to two sentences, explain how a stimulus to one type of receptor might be perceived as a stimulus to another type of receptor in people who have synesthesia.

Answer 1

Paraphrase "In people with synesthesia, cross-activation of different regions of the brain may cause stimuli to one type of receptor to be perceived as a stimulus to another type of receptor."

Answer 2

In people with synesthesia, cross-activation of different regions of the brain may cause stimuli to one type of receptor to be perceived as a stimulus to another type of receptor.

Answer 3

People with synesthesia might experience the perception of one sense using another sense due to simultaneous activation of different brain regions that are responsible for processing various sensory information.