If you’ve ever looked at a number and automatically thought of a specific colour, or seen a letter and tasted a distinctive flavour, then you may be a synaesthete. Synaesthesia is a condition in which ...

Some people with synaesthesia may see sounds, while others may taste them or feel them as shapes. This kind of sensory cross-talk comes in many forms, and develops during early childhood. It has been ...

I have a form of time–space synaesthesia, so the new year arrives for me in a very physical way. I feel myself move around ...

Singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams, is starring in a documentary about his rise to fame — and it bizarrely sees everyone played using animated Lego. But for the 'Get lucky' hitmaker, using Lego ...

One woman’s unique experiences are helping us understand the nature of synaesthesia. We don’t know yet what causes synaesthesia, which links senses and can enable people to taste words or smell sounds ...

For a 22-year-old woman known as AW, denim evokes feelings of depression, disgust and worthlessness. Corduroy causes confusion, and silk provides utter contentment. She is one of two people known to ...

A condition where people experience a mixing of the senses, such as tasting words, has been linked with autism. Research suggests synaesthesia is nearly three times as common in adults with autism ...

If romantic films are to be believed, kissing someone special can leave you seeing fireworks. For 38-year-old Sariah of California, it’s closer to seeing the Northern Lights. What she experiences ...

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