Synesthesia is a perceptual experience in which one sensory input (like a letter or number) is automatically associated with another sensory experience (like a color or feeling). The prevalence of ...

Christopher Shea, writing in the Wall Street Journal, recently reported on an experiment that asked whether it was possible to teach oneself to be synesthetic. The question is important—and the answer ...

Scientists are still learning about how we gain the ability to read and write. One team of researchers has turned to an unusual group of people to study the mechanisms behind various learning ...

Why do some people taste music or hear colors? Let’s talk about synesthesia. Did you know some people 'see' letters in color or 'taste' music? In this video, we’ll talk about synesthesia, how it works ...

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