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This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Imagine what the world would be like if numbers had specific spatial locations, music had shapes, or colors made ...

Discover the fascinating world of synesthesia, where senses intertwine, allowing unique perceptions like tasting words and ...

Dear Doctors: When our grandson first learned his colors, he sang them along with music. We thought he was copying that song for learning the ABCs. But when he got older, he started saying that he ...

A special perceptual phenomenon seen in some people that causes not only normal sensations but also different types of sensations in response to a stimulus is called 'synesthesia.' People with this ...

Ever since I can remember, numbers have appeared to me in specific colors. The number 2 is baby pink, 3 is sunshine yellow, 4 is royal blue-the list goes on. It’s not just that they look a certain way ...

Richard Cytowic, a pioneering researcher who returned synesthesia to mainstream science, traces the historical evolution of our understanding of the phenomenon. By Richard E. Cytowic / MIT Press ...

A special perception that produces different types of sensations as well as general sensations for a given stimulus is called synesthesia. People who have a synesthesia of “sounds appear as colors” ...

People with synesthesia often report perceiving letters as appearing in different colors. But how do their brains accomplish this feat? What is perhaps most puzzling about this condition is that ...