drug-induced synaesthesia

drug-induced synaesthesia
   A term used to denote a type of synaesthesia (i.e. a member of the group of perceptual phenomena exemplified by "colour hearing) falling into the class of "non-idiopathic synaesthesias. Etio-logically, drug-induced synaesthesias are associated primarily with the use of " psychotomimetic substances such as LSD, mescaline, and peyote.
   References
   Cytowic, R.E. (2002). Synesthesia. A union of the senses. Second edition. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

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