When I was little, I didn’t understand why calendars were in a grid, because to me, the months of the year present in the ...

Q: Is there really a condition where someone can hear a sound and it makes them see a color? A: Yes, and that condition is called synesthesia. It will be the topic of today’s column. We have five ...

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 deep dive into synaesthesia reveals the neurological theories behind why some people "see" music and "taste" words.

Pupil size in people with synesthesia changed depending on how bright or dark the perceived colors were.

Synesthesia is a condition in which attributes, such as color, shape, sound, smell and taste, bind together in unusual ways, giving rise to atypical experiences, mental images or thoughts. For example ...

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After a musician suffered a head injury in a motorcycle accident, something unusual happened: He began to "see" music and developed heightened creativity for a few months, according to a new report of ...

I have a form of time–space synesthesia, so the new year arrives for me in a very physical way. I feel myself move around the year, almost like I'm traveling along a structure. December sits low and ...

Have you ever tasted a word, or seen colours while listening to music? If you have, you may be among the 1% to 4% of people who have a fascinating trait known as synaesthesia. Synaesthesia is a ...