June 2022 PMID 35358538

Synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual.

Roberto Bottini, Elena Nava, Isabella De Cuntis, Stefania Benetti, Olivier Collignon

Mentions

68
Peak: 17 in Apr 2022
across 5 sources since Mar 2022

Extended reach

105,092
potential audience

Total likes

270

Video views

4,673

Mentions per month

Mar 2022 – Sep 2022

Where it's discussed

  • X / Twitter35 posts
  • News28 articles
  • YouTube2 videos
  • Blogs2 articles
  • Bluesky1 posts

AI synopsis

What people are saying

Throughout the discussions, phrases like 'first-ever reported case' and 'interesting case study!' reflect both high interest and recognition of the study's novelty. Words like 'rare' and 'textural' show curiosity, while references to the cross-sensory experiences indicate engagement with the scientific content. The tone oscillates between admiration and curiosity, emphasizing the potential impact of revealing unexpected sensory capabilities in the blind community.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge the novelty and significance of the first documented case of synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual, with some expressing surprise and curiosity about the findings.

InterestHigh interest

Posts demonstrate high curiosity, highlighting aspects such as the 'first-ever' nature of the case, and referencing related concepts like textures, colors, and sensory merging.

EngagementModerate engagement

Several posts directly reference the study details, such as the types of synesthesia observed and the implications of these findings, indicating some deep engagement.

ImpactModerate impact

The overall tone suggests that many perceive this research as potentially transformative, freeing traditional notions of sensory processing, but some posts remain tentative about broader implications.

Top posts

Most liked on X and Bluesky
Jesus Ramirez-Bermudez
@JRBneuropsiq · X

Synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual: "Synesthesia represents an atypical merging of percepts, in which a given sensory experience (words, letters, music) triggers sensations in a different perceptual domain (e.g., color). Most cases involve a visual experience...

Mar 29, 2022 · 39 likes · 4 shares · 31,318 followers View post →
Iban Onandia H. PhD.
@nabi_onandia · X

Hay personas (3-4 %) con una fusión atípica de percepciones, en las que una experiencia sensorial determinada (p.e. música) desencadena sensaciones en un dominio perceptivo diferente (p.e.color). ¿Y en una persona ciega? Pues también puede darse... https://t.co/IMWpjG1GnG

Mar 30, 2022 · 8 likes · 2 shares · 13,627 followers View post →
Michael J. Proulx
@MichaelProulx · X

Synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual https://t.co/AMNoCv3X7V @CollignonOlivi1 Interesting case study! Nice to see the reference to our paper by @SarettaD91 on synesthetic hallucinations in blindness

Apr 1, 2022 · 8 likes · 4 shares · 1,974 followers View post →
Roberto Bottini
@BottiniRob · X

Synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual https://t.co/6XQop2vKQX CB reports sequence space synesthesia, letter-texture and number-texture synesthesia (these last two empirically tested). #synesthesia

Apr 1, 2022 · 6 likes · 1 share · 1,280 followers View post →
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@WitchDoctorsHut · X

SYNESTHESIA IN A CONGENITALLY BLIND INDIVIDUAL A man born without sight has a rare form of synaesthesia in which he feels numbers, letters, days of the week and months as different textures. https://t.co/8HsedaCfzb (paper, 2022) https://t.co/h6iHGfc3M1

May 24, 2022 · 6 likes · 3 shares · 76 followers View post →
CIMeC UniTrento
@cimec_unitrento · X

Apr 5, 2022 · 5 likes · 2,217 followers View post →

All mentions

ResearchINTouch
@ResearchINTouch · X

#Synesthesia in a congenitally #blind individual by Bottini R et al 2022 Ed: #tactile synaesthesia! https://t.co/k5eyMIasBI

Sep 9, 2022 · 825 followers View post →
DerGolem
@EvolPsychology · X

RT @WitchDoctorsHut: SYNESTHESIA IN A CONGENITALLY BLIND INDIVIDUAL A man born without sight has a rare form of synaesthesia in which he f…

May 25, 2022 · 3 shares · 443 followers View post →
ฬเՇςђ ๔๏ςՇ๏г´ร ђยՇ
@WitchDoctorsHut · X

RT @WitchDoctorsHut: SYNESTHESIA IN A CONGENITALLY BLIND INDIVIDUAL A man born without sight has a rare form of synaesthesia in which he f…

May 25, 2022 · 3 shares · 76 followers View post →
José M.M. Gázquez
@jmmgazquez · X

RT @WitchDoctorsHut: SYNESTHESIA IN A CONGENITALLY BLIND INDIVIDUAL A man born without sight has a rare form of synaesthesia in which he f…

May 24, 2022 · 3 shares · 4,048 followers View post →
ฬเՇςђ ๔๏ςՇ๏г´ร ђยՇ
@WitchDoctorsHut · X

SYNESTHESIA IN A CONGENITALLY BLIND INDIVIDUAL A man born without sight has a rare form of synaesthesia in which he feels numbers, letters, days of the week and months as different textures. https://t.co/8HsedaCfzb (paper, 2022) https://t.co/h6iHGfc3M1

May 24, 2022 · 6 likes · 3 shares · 76 followers View post →
Advantage Home Health Solutions
@ahhsinfoYYC · X

The colours which are seen in this condition! https://t.co/WZ3Z609nGs https://t.co/ohXrSctOc9

May 14, 2022 · 1 like · 543 followers View post →
Emily Kind
@kind_xo · X

Whoa Synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual https://t.co/M4BGWuzSkL https://t.co/NzdtzfKLaC

May 12, 2022 · 91 followers View post →
Betsy McCall
@theonides · X

Synesthesia: First-ever reported case of congenitally blind person - Medical News Today - https://t.co/LpxxdX4nBO #GoogleAlerts

May 4, 2022 · 975 followers View post →
Heala
@HealaMarie · X

Synesthesia: First-ever reported case of congenitally blind person https://t.co/jh2Z2gxgAW

May 2, 2022 · 42 followers View post →
Pam S.
@PamS53630678 · X

https://t.co/yzbD5SocAA Synesthesia: First-ever reported case of congenitally blind person

May 1, 2022 · 548 followers View post →
Chidambara .ML.
@chidambara09 · X

RT @JohniFisher: #digitalhealth : Synesthesia is a neurological condition in which stimulation of one sense leads to an experience in anoth…

May 1, 2022 · 2 shares · 11,709 followers View post →
Gaming Bot
@precisionmedbot · X

RT @JohniFisher: #digitalhealth : Synesthesia is a neurological condition in which stimulation of one sense leads to an experience in anoth…

May 1, 2022 · 2 shares · 1,148 followers View post →
Johni Fisher
@JohniFisher · X

#digitalhealth : Synesthesia is a neurological condition in which stimulation of one sense leads to an experience in another, such as seeing colors when listening to … via Scientific Research https://t.co/WZWHEQnuBm https://t.co/GmBMnWW6se Synesthesia … https://t.co/WZWHEQnuBm

May 1, 2022 · 2 shares · 1,374 followers View post →
Ana Sandoiu
@MNT_AnaSandoiu · X

Synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual https://t.co/RYUNF9eiV0 #scienceTwitter

May 1, 2022 · 311 followers View post →
Comparative Crossmodal Cognition Collective
@CompCrossCognC · X

RT @MichaelProulx: Synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual https://t.co/AMNoCv3X7V @CollignonOlivi1 Interesting case study! Nice to…

Apr 21, 2022 · 4 shares · 157 followers View post →
Naukowo
@PodkastNaukowo · X

W jedenastym odcinku @PodkastNaukowo posłuchamy muzyki grzybów, sprawdzimy gry komputerowe oraz jednocześnie dotkniemy, posłuchamy i posmakujemy synestezji. https://t.co/WelB1KEbGs #naukowo #nauka #podkast #ciekawostki #informacje

Apr 20, 2022 · 1 like · 16 followers View post →
CIMeC UniTrento
@cimec_unitrento · X

Apr 5, 2022 · 5 likes · 2,217 followers View post →
Ronald Clarke
@RonaldClarke · X

RT @BottiniRob: Synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual https://t.co/6XQop2vKQX CB reports sequence space synesthesia, letter-textur…

Apr 3, 2022 · 1 share · 4,431 followers View post →
Ronald Clarke
@RonaldClarke · X

RT @seeingwithsound: Synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual https://t.co/02WnDnxEWK by @CollignonOlivi1 et al.

Apr 3, 2022 · 5 shares · 4,431 followers View post →
Ronald Clarke
@RonaldClarke · X

RT @MichaelProulx: Synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual https://t.co/AMNoCv3X7V @CollignonOlivi1 Interesting case study! Nice to…

Apr 3, 2022 · 4 shares · 4,431 followers View post →
Icelandic Vision Lab
@IceVisLab · X

RT @MichaelProulx: Synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual https://t.co/AMNoCv3X7V @CollignonOlivi1 Interesting case study! Nice to…

Apr 2, 2022 · 4 shares · 2,484 followers View post →
John Ravenscroft
@Johnny_Ravo · X

RT @MichaelProulx: Synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual https://t.co/AMNoCv3X7V @CollignonOlivi1 Interesting case study! Nice to…

Apr 2, 2022 · 4 shares · 1,291 followers View post →
Michael J. Proulx
@MichaelProulx · X

Synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual https://t.co/AMNoCv3X7V @CollignonOlivi1 Interesting case study! Nice to see the reference to our paper by @SarettaD91 on synesthetic hallucinations in blindness

Apr 1, 2022 · 8 likes · 4 shares · 1,974 followers View post →
Chris S
@smartguitar1 · X

RT @seeingwithsound: Synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual https://t.co/02WnDnxEWK by @CollignonOlivi1 et al.

Apr 1, 2022 · 5 shares · 1,053 followers View post →
Gonz Blinko cdh@indieweb.social
@gonz_blinko · X

RT @seeingwithsound: Synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual https://t.co/02WnDnxEWK by @CollignonOlivi1 et al.

Apr 1, 2022 · 5 shares · 927 followers View post →
Roberto Bottini
@BottiniRob · X

Synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual https://t.co/6XQop2vKQX CB reports sequence space synesthesia, letter-texture and number-texture synesthesia (these last two empirically tested). #synesthesia

Apr 1, 2022 · 6 likes · 1 share · 1,280 followers View post →
Dr. Alexandra A. de Sousa
@AleAliSousa · X

RT @seeingwithsound: Synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual https://t.co/02WnDnxEWK by @CollignonOlivi1 et al.

Apr 1, 2022 · 5 shares · 488 followers View post →
E Barratt
@E_Barratt · X

RT @seeingwithsound: Synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual https://t.co/02WnDnxEWK by @CollignonOlivi1 et al.

Apr 1, 2022 · 5 shares · 640 followers View post →
The vOICe vision BCI
@seeingwithsound · X

Synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual https://t.co/02WnDnxEWK by @CollignonOlivi1 et al.

Apr 1, 2022 · 3 likes · 5 shares · 3,736 followers View post →
The vOICe vision BCI
@seeingwithsound.bsky.social · Bluesky

Synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0028393222000859 by @CollignonOlivi1 et al.

Apr 1, 2022 View post →
Patricia Aboy
@patriciaaboy81 · X

RT @nabi_onandia: Hay personas (3-4 %) con una fusión atípica de percepciones, en las que una experiencia sensorial determinada (p.e. músic…

Mar 30, 2022 · 2 shares · 1,100 followers View post →
María Such
@masuch2 · X

RT @nabi_onandia: Hay personas (3-4 %) con una fusión atípica de percepciones, en las que una experiencia sensorial determinada (p.e. músic…

Mar 30, 2022 · 2 shares · 976 followers View post →
Iban Onandia H. PhD.
@nabi_onandia · X

Hay personas (3-4 %) con una fusión atípica de percepciones, en las que una experiencia sensorial determinada (p.e. música) desencadena sensaciones en un dominio perceptivo diferente (p.e.color). ¿Y en una persona ciega? Pues también puede darse... https://t.co/IMWpjG1GnG

Mar 30, 2022 · 8 likes · 2 shares · 13,627 followers View post →
Gilberto
@DrDgzg · X

RT @JRBneuropsiq: Synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual: "Synesthesia represents an atypical merging of percepts, in which a give…

Mar 29, 2022 · 4 shares · 1,115 followers View post →
Alex/Ahmad
@alexxii10 · X

RT @JRBneuropsiq: Synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual: "Synesthesia represents an atypical merging of percepts, in which a give…

Mar 29, 2022 · 4 shares · 343 followers View post →
Jesus Ramirez-Bermudez
@JRBneuropsiq · X

Synesthesia in a congenitally blind individual: "Synesthesia represents an atypical merging of percepts, in which a given sensory experience (words, letters, music) triggers sensations in a different perceptual domain (e.g., color). Most cases involve a visual experience...

Mar 29, 2022 · 39 likes · 4 shares · 31,318 followers View post →