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Marco Barilari¹, Adélaïde de Heering², Virginie Crollen³

¹Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, University of Trento, Italy; International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste, Italy.

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Summary

Cross-modal correspondences link senses, like associating colors with weight. Even without sight, blind individuals show some color-weight associations, suggesting language influences these perceptions.

Keywords:

Cross-modal correspondences blindness color perceptual experience

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Cross-modal Perception

Background:

Cross-modal correspondences link different sensory experiences across cultures.
Examples include associating lemons with speed and red with heaviness.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate whether cross-modal correspondences are learned through language or sensory perception.
To examine color-weight associations in early blind individuals.

Main Methods:

Comparative study of sighted and early blind individuals.
Assessing color-weight associations, specifically red and yellow with heaviness.

Main Results:

Early blind individuals exhibit color-weight associations, though to a lesser extent than sighted individuals.
This suggests a role for language in shaping these correspondences.

Conclusions:

Cross-modal correspondences may be influenced by both sensory experience and linguistic learning.
Findings contribute to understanding the interplay between perception and language.