Family members with the condition known as synesthesia may both experience the word Wednesday as a color--but not the same color. If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning ...

The synesthesia many people are aware of is where words are experienced as colors. There are arguably much stranger versions ...

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Ever caught a whiff of the color blue? Or tasted a symphony? If that sounds completely bonkers to you, you’re in the majority. But for a small slice of humanity, these cross-sensory experiences are ...

It’s due to a condition called synesthesia, and odds are you know someone who experiences it. (Photo: Getty Images) It sounds like something out of an X-Men movie: people who can “hear” colors. But ...

TikTokers with synesthesia have stirred up a trend linking colors to names. And now, even people who don't have the condition can get in on the action. According to Psychology Today, synesthesia is a ...

Imagine being able to see or taste sounds, as well as hearing them. Sound like science fiction? For some people, it’s reality. This blending of the senses occurs in a rare condition called ...

The Palmer Lab for Visual Aesthetics at the University of California, Berkeley, is one of the premier research institutions in our nation studying visual perception and aesthetics -- and therein, the ...