摘要
The present review examined the cross-modal association of sensations and their relationship to musical perception. Initially, the study focuses on synesthesia, its definition, incidence, forms, and genetic and developmental factors. The theories of the neural basis of synesthesia were also addressed by comparing theories emphasizing the anatomical aspect against others reinforcing the importance of physiological processes. Secondly, cross-modal sensory associations, their role in perception, and relationship to synesthesia were analyzed. We propose the existence of a lower, unconscious degree of synesthesia in non-synesthetes. This latent synesthesia (without explicit sensory manifestations) would be functional, aiding the construction of abstract associations between different perceptual fields. Musical meaning might be constructed largely by synesthetic processes, where the sensory associations from sound activate memories, images, and emotions.
摘要译文
本综述考察了感觉的跨模式关联及其与音乐感知的关系。最初，该研究侧重于联觉，其定义，发病率，形式以及遗传和发育因素。通过比较强调解剖学方面的理论和强化生理过程重要性的其他理论，也解决了联觉的神经基础理论。其次，分析了跨模式的感觉关联，它们在感知中的作用以及与联觉的关系。我们提出在非联觉中存在较低的，无意识的联觉程度。这种潜在的联觉（没有明确的感觉表现）将起作用，有助于构建不同感知领域之间的抽象联想。音乐意义可能主要通过联觉过程构建，其中声音的感觉关联激活记忆，图像和情感。
BRAGANCA, Guilherme Francisco F.; FONSECA, João Gabriel Marques ; CARAMELLI, Paulo.. Synesthesia and music perception.[J]. Dementia & Neuropsychologia, 2015,9(1): 16-23