BRAINDAMAGEINDUCED SYNAESTHESIA

   A term used to denote a type of *synaesthesia falling into the class of the * non-idiopathic synaesthesias. Etiologically, brain-damage-induced synaesthesias are associated primarily with lesions affecting the optic nerve, anterior portions of the brain, or the brainstem.

   References

   Cytowic, R.E. (2002). Synesthesia. A union of the senses. Second edition. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.