Synesthesia is:
A) the same as a phantom limb.
B) anesthesia of a sensory system.
C) anesthesia of a motor output.
D) the experience in which stimulation in one sensory modality gives rise to a sensation in another modality.

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Synesthesia is the experience in which stimulation in one sensory modality (such as hearing a sound) gives rise to a sensation in another modality (such as seeing a color). It is not the same as a phantom limb (A), which is the sensation of an amputated limb still being present, nor is it anesthesia (B) of a sensory system or motor output (C).

Synesthesia Is